Advertisement

If you have an ACS member number, please enter it here so we can link this account to your membership. (optional)

ACS values your privacy. By submitting your information, you are gaining access to C&EN and subscribing to our weekly newsletter. We use the information you provide to make your reading experience better, and we will never sell your data to third party members.

ENJOY UNLIMITED ACCES TO C&EN

Environment

B&W Gets Funds To Test Carbon Capture

by Melody M. Bomgardner
May 12, 2014 | A version of this story appeared in Volume 92, Issue 19

The Babcock & Wilcox Power Generation Group has been awarded a $2.5 million grant from the Department of Energy to advance a coal power plant carbon capture technology developed by Ohio State University. The grant will support lab-scale testing of OSU’s iron-based coal direct chemical looping process. In a specially designed reactor, coal reacts with iron oxide-based oxygen carrier particles, which converts the coal to a concentrated stream of CO2 for storage or use in enhanced oil recovery. The process also reduces the iron oxide. The particles are then reoxidized in a second reactor where the liberated heat can be used to generate steam.

Article:

This article has been sent to the following recipient:

0 /1 FREE ARTICLES LEFT THIS MONTH Remaining
Chemistry matters. Join us to get the news you need.