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Thermodynamics
Purusothmn Nair S. Bhasker Nair, Raymond R. Tan, Dominic C. Y. Foo
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Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Etsushi Kato, Atsushi Kurosawa
Summary: This study highlights the importance of large-scale deployment of negative emissions technologies (NETs) for Japan's long-term climate goals, especially in higher energy service demands. Early deployment of bioenergy with carbon capture and storage (BECCS) within feasible solutions is effective, while urgent research, development, and deployment of direct air capture system (DAC) with geological carbon storage (DACCS) are also crucial.
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(2021)
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Yawer Jafri, Johan M. Ahlstroem, Erik Furusjoe, Simon Harvey, Karin Pettersson, Elin Svensson, Elisabeth Wetterlund
Summary: As fossil-reliant industries shift towards sustainable biomass, the competition for biogenic carbon is expected to increase. This paper demonstrates the benefits of capturing residual CO2 for either permanent storage or biofuel production in various biofuel pathways. However, for these benefits to be fully realized, emerging biofuel technologies based on gasification and hydrotreatment of forest residues need to be commercially deployed.
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(2022)
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Solene Chiquier, Piera Patrizio, Mai Bui, Nixon Sunny, Niall Mac Dowell
Summary: This study evaluates different types of carbon dioxide removal (CDR) pathways, including afforestation/reforestation, bioenergy, biochar, direct air capture of CO2 with storage (DACCS), and enhanced weathering. The research finds that different pathways vary in efficiency, permanence, and influencing factors, highlighting the importance for commercial-scale deployment of CDR.
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(2022)
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Economics
Emma Jagu Schippers, Olivier Massol
Summary: This paper examines the impact of carbon removal certification on the feasibility of BECCS projects and proposes two policy recommendations to overcome the exclusion of BECCS from CO2 infrastructures.
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Energy & Fuels
Abishek Kasturi, Sotira Yiacoumi, Matthew Langholtz, Joanna McFarlane, Ingrid Busch, Michael Hilliard, Costas Tsouris
Summary: BECCS can generate electricity at competitive costs and reduce emissions while removing CO2. By 2035, approximately 73% of coal power plants in the U.S. are expected to retire.
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Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Johannes Full, Steffen Merseburg, Robert Miehe, Alexander Sauer
Summary: The paper introduces a novel concept for hydrogen production with net negative emissions, combining biohydrogen production with carbon dioxide capture and storage. The advantages of this concept compared to other Negative Emission Technologies (NET) are analyzed, highlighting the potential role of carbon-negative hydrogen in future energy systems.
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Energy & Fuels
B. C. Jaspers, Po-Chih Kuo, Amogh Amladi, Wouter van Neerbos, P. V. Aravind
Summary: Negative emission technologies, particularly bioenergy with carbon capture and storage (BECCS), are receiving increased attention as a solution to climate change and global warming. A new approach involving biofuels, solid oxide fuel cells (SOFC), and carbon capture is proposed to achieve carbon neutrality in electric vehicles (FCEVs), potentially leading to significant negative CO2 emissions. Incorporating carbon utilization technologies into this system could enable an infinite carbon cycle and potentially achieve substantial negative emissions on a larger scale.
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(2021)
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Environmental Sciences
Jessica Strefler, Nico Bauer, Florian Humpenoeder, David Klein, Alexander Popp, Elmar Kriegler
Summary: Research shows that various CDR options can reduce the economic costs of climate change mitigation and help achieve carbon neutrality earlier by reducing net CO2 emissions. The deployment of CDR in cost-effective mitigation pathways depends on available options, and different CDR options should be developed according to regional potentials to ensure all regions can contribute.
ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH LETTERS
(2021)
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Economics
Adrian Lefvert, Stefan Gronkvist
Summary: BECCS is a useful and cost-effective climate change mitigation tool that relies on economic incentives. This article questions the ongoing discussion about the use of biomass for BECCS, highlighting the contradiction between guidelines and certification frameworks that may unnecessarily hinder its deployment.
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Environmental Sciences
Hongjie Wang, Darren J. Pilcher, Kelly A. Kearney, Jessica N. Cross, O. Melissa Shugart, Matthew D. Eisaman, Brendan R. Carter
Summary: Ocean alkalinity enhancement (OAE) has the potential to mitigate ocean acidification (OA) and induce atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) removal (CDR). The study evaluates the impacts of sustained point-source OAE in Unimak Pass, Alaska, and finds that alkalinity elevation initially mitigates OA, followed by enhanced air-to-sea CO2 exchange. Modeling shows meaningful OA mitigation and high efficiency of CO2 adjustment to the additional alkalinity in the Bering Sea.
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Environmental Sciences
Gregor Jaschke, Frank Biermann
Summary: Negative emissions are increasingly seen as a policy option to limit climate change. However, the most readily available technologies that could deliver negative emissions require large amounts of land and pose significant risks for livelihoods and the environment. The policy discourse on negative emissions is mainly centered in the Global North, with limited attention given to the Global South.
GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE-HUMAN AND POLICY DIMENSIONS
(2022)
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Chemistry, Physical
Mai Bui, Di Zhang, Mathilde Fajardy, Niall Mac Dowell
Summary: This study evaluates the design and optimization of supply chain network for three bioenergy conversion pathways and finds that indigenous sources of biomass in the UK can remove a significant amount of CO2 from the atmosphere without the need to import biomass. Regardless of the pathway, Bio-CCS deployment could materially contribute towards meeting a national CO2 removal target and provide a substantial contribution to a national-scale energy system.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HYDROGEN ENERGY
(2021)
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Environmental Studies
Sara Nawaz, Guillaume Peterson St-Laurent, Terre Satterfield
Summary: In the face of climate change, there is a growing recognition of the need for negative emission technologies (NETs) to remove carbon dioxide. Marine-based NETs are gaining attention, and this study explores public views on four marine NETs in British Columbia, Canada and Washington state, United States. The study finds that public perceptions of climate severity and urgency, as well as beliefs about marine environments, influence their comfort with different approaches. Incorporating public perceptions into policy will be important for responsible governance of ocean-based carbon dioxide removal technologies.
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Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
F. Yang, J. C. Meerman, A. P. C. Faaij
Summary: The research indicates that implementing CO2 capture and biomass utilization measures can achieve CO2 emissions reduction and net negative emissions in the industrial sector. There are variations in emission reduction potential and implementation methods across different industries, but significant emission reductions are expected to be achieved in the coming decades.
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(2021)
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Matthew E. Potter, Simon H. Pang, Christopher W. Jones
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Chemistry, Physical
Shuai Tan, Bo Hu, Wun-Gwi Kim, Simon H. Pang, Jason S. Moore, Yujun Liu, Ravindra S. Dixit, John G. Pendergast, David S. Sholl, Sankar Nair, Christopher W. Jones
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Simon H. Pang, Chih-Heng Lien, J. Will Medlin
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(2017)
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Jan-Michael Y. Carrillo, Matthew E. Potter, Miles A. Sakwa-Novak, Simon H. Pang, Christopher W. Jones, Bobby G. Sumpter
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Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Simon H. Pang, Ryan P. Lively, Christopher W. Jones
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Chemistry, Physical
Stephen A. Fitzgerald, Kai Shinbrough, Katharine H. Rigdon, Jesse L. C. Rowsell, Matthew T. Kapelewski, Simon H. Pang, Keith V. Lawler, Paul M. Forster
JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY C
(2018)
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Chemistry, Physical
Sheng-Chiang Yang, Simon H. Pang, Taylor P. Sulmonetti, Wei-Nien Su, Jyh-Fu Lee, Bing-Joe Hwang, Christopher W. Jones
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Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Achintya R. Sujan, Simon H. Pang, Guanghui Zhu, Christopher W. Jones, Ryan P. Liyely
ACS SUSTAINABLE CHEMISTRY & ENGINEERING
(2019)
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Chemistry, Physical
Hyuk Taek Kwon, Miles A. Sakwa-Novak, Simon H. Pang, Achintya R. Sujan, Eric W. Ping, Christopher W. Jones
CHEMISTRY OF MATERIALS
(2019)
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Engineering, Chemical
Du Nguyen, Maxwell Murialdo, Katherine Hombostel, Simon Pang, Congwang Ye, William Smith, Sarah Baker, William Bourcier, Jennifer Knipe, Roger Aines, Joshuah Stolaroff
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(2019)
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Cornelia Rosu, Simon H. Pang, Achintya R. Sujan, Miles A. Sakwa-Novak, Eric W. Ping, Christopher W. Jones
ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES
(2020)
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Chemistry, Physical
Robert L. Augustine, Setrak K. Tanielyan, Ramesh Bhagat, Santosh More, Balaraju Miryala, Simon H. Pang
Summary: The hydrogenolysis of N-benzylcyclohexylamine (NBCA) was carried out using series of Pd/SiO2 catalysts with Pd contents ranging from 0.5% to 10%. The reaction rates showed different trends depending on the Pd content and pore diameter of the silica support, suggesting a nano effect may be responsible for the observed variations in reaction capabilities.
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Microbiology
Frauke Kracke, Jorg S. Deutzmann, Buddhinie S. Jayathilake, Simon H. Pang, Swetha Chandrasekaran, Sarah E. Baker, Alfred M. Spormann
Summary: This study demonstrates the use of complex 3D-printed custom electrodes to fine tune H-2 delivery during microbial electrosynthesis. The results show that larger surface area cathodes enable higher methane production and minimize escape of H-2, thus facilitating efficient electromethanogenesis.
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(2021)