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Books > Professional & Technical > Environmental engineering & technology > Pollution control
If you've ever wondered what stories James Herriot would have told
if he'd been an environmental health officer and not a vet, then
wonder no more because this is the book he'd have written. Having
been disillusioned by his second career choice and abandoning it
after only one year, Brian saw something in the local evening
newspaper that would change his life forever. He also saw a job
advert for a student environmental health officer and successfully
applied for it. In this debut book, Brian lifts the lid, drops it
and then lifts it again on aspects of the job the reality
television series `A Life of Grime' didn't.
One of the crucial challenges in the energy sector is the efficient
capture and utilisation of CO2 generated from fossil fuels. Carbon
capture and storage technologies can provide viable alternatives
for energy intensive processes, although implementation of
large-scale demonstrators remains challenging. Therefore,
innovative technologies are needed that are capable of processing
CO2 emission from a wide range of sources, ideally without
additional fossil energy demand (e.g. solar driven or overcoming
the limits of photosynthesis). This book covers the most recent
developments in the field of electrochemical reduction of CO2, from
first-principle mechanistic studies to technological perspectives.
An introduction to basic concepts in electrochemistry and
electrocatalysis is included to provide a background for newcomers
to this field. This book provides a comprehensive overview for
researchers and industrial chemists working in environmental
science, electrochemistry and chemical engineering.
Carbon Capture and Storage, Second Edition, provides a thorough,
non-specialist introduction to technologies aimed at reducing
greenhouse gas emissions from burning fossil fuels during power
generation and other energy-intensive industrial processes, such as
steelmaking. Extensively revised and updated, this second edition
provides detailed coverage of key carbon dioxide capture methods
along with an examination of the most promising techniques for
carbon storage. The book opens with an introductory section that
provides background regarding the need to reduce greenhouse gas
emissions, an overview of carbon capture and storage (CCS)
technologies, and a primer in the fundamentals of power generation.
The next chapters focus on key carbon capture technologies,
including absorption, adsorption, and membrane-based systems,
addressing their applications in both the power and non-power
sectors. New for the second edition, a dedicated section on
geological storage of carbon dioxide follows, with chapters
addressing the relevant features, events, and processes (FEP)
associated with this scenario. Non-geological storage methods such
as ocean storage and storage in terrestrial ecosystems are the
subject of the final group of chapters. A chapter on carbon dioxide
transportation is also included. This extensively revised and
expanded second edition will be a valuable resource for power plant
engineers, chemical engineers, geological engineers, environmental
engineers, and industrial engineers seeking a concise, yet
authoritative one-volume overview of this field. Researchers,
consultants, and policy makers entering this discipline also will
benefit from this reference.
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