Carbon Capture, Storage and, Utilization: A possible climate change solution for energy industry

Carbon capture and storage (CCS) is among the advanced energy technologies suggested to make the conventional fossil fuel sources environmentally sustainable. It is of particular importance to coal-based economies.

Carbon Capture, Storage, and Utilization deals at length with the various aspects of carbon dioxide capture, its utilization and takes a closer look at the earth processes in carbon dioxide storage. It discusses potential of Carbon Capture, Storage, and Utilization as innovative energy technology towards a sustainable energy future. Various techniques of carbon dioxide recovery from power plants by physical, chemical, and biological means as well as challenges and prospects in biomimetic carbon sequestration are described. Carbon fixation potential in coal mines and in saline aquifers is also discussed.

Table of Contents:
Foreword by Harsh Gupta Foreword by M P Narayanan Acknowledgement SECTION I: POLICY 1. Carbon, Capture and Storage: Can or Should we be so Indifferent? Introduction Current Situation Global Status of CO2 Emission Trends Cost of CCS Implementation Conclusion References 2. Policy and Regulatory Interventions in Abatement of CO2 Footprints in India Evolution of Power Sector in India CO2 Baseline Data for Power Sector Steps Initiated by the Power Sector with Regard to CO2 Abatement Analysis of Future Demand and Capacity Addition in the Power Sector and Road Map for Technology Adaption Conclusion Summary References 3. Carbon Capture, Storage, and Utilization–an Appraisal of Current Situation in Coal-based Economies Introduction Carbon Capture, Storage, and Utilization Current Scene in Selected Coal-based Economies CCSU Current Technology and Policy Status Mapping of CCS Research Publications Awareness and Capacity Building in Carbon Capture and Storage Conclusion Acnowledgement Summary 53 References 54 4. TERI’S Scoping Study on Carbon Capture and Storage in the Indian Context Introduction Country Background Economic Analysis Policy and Legislation Review Capacity Development Needs Conclusion and Recommendations Summary References 5. Capturing CO2 by Physical and Chemical Means Introduction Post-combustion Carbon Capture CO2 Capture by Adsorption Oxy-fuel Technology Chemical Looping Combustion Pre-combustion Carbon Capture Methods Integrated Gasification Combined Cycle Gas Processing Prior to CO2 Capture Global R&D and Industrial Facilities for CO2 Capture Conclusion Summary References SECTION II: CARBON CAPTURE AND STORAGE CO2 Recovery from Power Plants by Adsorption: R & D and Technology Introduction CO2 Capture from Post-combustion Flue Gas 96 Application of Metal Organic Frameworks in CO2 Capture from Flue Gas High Temperature CO2 Capture Under Water Gas Shift Reactor Conditions Conclusion Summary References 7. Geological Sequestration of CO2 in Saline Aquifers–an Indian Perspective Introduction Geological Storage of CO2 Deep Saline Aquifers Mechanisms of CO2 Trapping in Saline Aquifers Specific Issues Connected with Storage in Saline Aquifers Screening Criteria for Storage in Saline Aquifers Distribution of Saline Aquifers Present Studies Conclusion Summary Bibliography 8. Options for CO2 Storage and its Role in Reducing CO2 Emissions Carbon Storage in Geological Formations Innovative Carbon Storage Advances Indian Initiatives and Recommendations Summary Bibliography 9. CO2 Sequestration Potential of Indian Coalfields Introduction Coal and Lignite Deposits in India Coal Inventory of India Extraneous Coal Deposits of India Grey Areas of Coalfields Concealed Coalfields Unmineable Coalbeds in Well-delineated Coalfields Comparative Adsorption of CO2 and CH4 Identification of Potential Coalbeds for CO2 Storage Conclusion Summary Acknowledgement References 10. Carbon Sequestration Potential of the Forests of North-eastern India Introduction Status of Forest Cover in North-eastern India Growing Stock in Forest and Tree out of Forest Carbon Stock in North-eastern States Rate of Carbon Sequestration Carbon Sequestration in Soil Soil CO2 Emission Fluxes Forest Management Practices in North-eastern India Conclusion Summary References SECTION III: CO2 FIXATION AND UTILIZATION 11. Prospects in Biomimetic Carbon Sequestration Introduction Bio-sequestration Through Photosynthesis Carbon Capture by Soil Microbes in Carbon Fixation Algal Sequestration of CO2 Heterotrophic Bacteria in Carbon Sequestration Non-photosynthetic CO2 Fixation by Heterotrophic Bacteria Enzymatic Carbon Capture Bio-mineralization using Carbonic Anhydrase Enzymatic Capture of Carbon into Methanol Conclusion Summary References 12. Bio-sequestration of C