简介:CO2capturewithionicliquids(ILs)hasattractedmanyattentions,andmostworksfocusedonabsorptionabilityatambienttemperatures,whileseldomresearchwasconcernedatelevatedtemperatures.ThisnotonlylimitstheCO2absorptionapplicationatelevatedtemperature,butalsothedeterminationoftheoperationconditionoftheCO2desorptiongenerallyoccurringathighertemperature.ThisworkmainlyreportedCO2solubilitiesinILsatelevatedtemperaturesandrelatedpropertieswerealsoprovided.1-alkyl-3-methylimidazoliumbis(trifluoromethylsulfonyl)imide([CnMIm][Tf2N])ILswereselectedasphysicalabsorbentsforCO2captureinthisworkduetotheirrelativehigherCO2absorptioncapacitiesandgoodthermalstabilities.Thelong-termstabilitytestsshowedthat[CnMIm][Tf2N]isthermallystableat393.15Kforlongtime.CO2solubilitiesin[CnMIm][Tf2N]weresystematicallydeterminedattemperaturesfrom353.15Kto393.15K.ItdemonstratedthatCO2solubilityobviouslyincreaseswiththeincreaseofpressurewhileslightlydecreaseswithincreaseoftemperature.Asthelengthofalkylchainonthecationincreases,CO2solubilityinILsincreases.Additionally,thethermodynamicpropertiesincludingtheGibbsfreeenergy,enthalpy,andentropyofCO2werealsocalculated.
简介:Globalclimatechangeisoneofthemajorenvironmentalissuesfacedbyhumans.Existingevidenceindicatesthattheanthropogenicpushforariseintheatmosphericconcentrationofgreenhousegases(GHGs)(particularlyCO2)hasbeenaprimarycauseforglobalwarming.Asidefromeconomicandteclinologicalfactors,demographicdynamics(includinghumanconsumptioninabroaddemographicsense)hasbeenamajordriverforCO2emissions.Inthispaper,weperformedbothnonlinearregressionanalysis(basedontheSTIRPATmodel)andgraycorrelationdegreeanalysis(basedongraysystemtheory)ontheimpactofdemographicdynamicsonCO2emissions.OurresultsrevealthatCO2emissionsarepositivelycorrelatedwithpopulationsizeandGDPpercapitaandnegativelycorrelatedwithenergyintensity.WealsoshowthatgraycorrelationdegreewithCO2emissionsforfivevariables(i.e.,householdconsumption,urbanizationrate,householdsize,populationagingrate,populationsize)variessubstantially:householdconsumption>urbanizationrate>householdsize>populationagingrate>populationsize,withhouseholdconsumptionbeingthehighest,andpopulationsizethelowest.TomitigatetheimpactofdemographicdynamicsonCO2emissions,itisofvitalsignificancetonurturepeople’sawarenessofsustainableconsumptionandtoadheretocurrentpopulationcontrolpolicies.
简介:Steelmakingisenergyandmaterialintensive.Thatiswhysteelisalwaysdemonizedandconfrontedwithincriminationsandrequirementsforreductionofitsenvironmentalimpact.Thosepuredemands-likeforemissiontradingareshort-sightedastheydonotbaseonanintegratedapproach.InsteadtheymerelyconsiderCO2emissionsduringtheproductionprocess.Aforward-looking,globalclimateandenvironmentalpolicyneedsasustainablelifecycleapproach.Thereforeitmustforexamplealsotakeintoaccountthecontributionofsteeltowardscuttingemissionsinitsapplication-intheenergy.automotiveandhouseholdsectors.Steelwillplayakeyroleinclimateprotection.One-thirdoftheremainingCO2reductiontargetplannedinGermanyby2020canonlybeachievedwiththehelpofinnovativesteelproductsandtheirapplications.ThisistheconclusionofanindependentstudybyTheBostonConsultingGroup(BCG)onbehalfofSteelInstituteVDEh,andGermanSteelFederation.ThestudycomparesCO2savingsfromimportantinnovativesteelapplications(suchasmoreefficientpowerstations,windturbines,orlightervehicles)withCO2emissionscausedbysteelproduction.Byadoptingthiscomprehensiveperspective,thestudyforthefirsttimeprovidesaCO2balanceforthematerialsteelbycomparingtheCO2reductionsmadepossiblethroughinnovativesteelapplicationswiththeCO2emissionsresultingfromsteelproduction.ThebalancewascalculatedonthebasisofeightselectedinnovativesteelapplicationsinGermanyfortheperiod2007to2020,wherebytheCO2emissionscausedbysteelproductionwereconsideredthroughouttheentirelifecycleoftheparticularsteeluse.Fortheselectedexamples,theuseofinnovativesteelsresultedinatotalsavingspotentialof74MtofCO2in2020.Thecalculationsarebasedonconservativeassumptions;forexamplewithoutcountingofpotentialsbyexportedsteelorbycomparisonwithcompetitivematerials.TheproductionofsteelinGermany,includingtheextractiono
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简介:ReducingtheanthropogenicCO2emissionsfromfossilresourcecombustionandhumanactivitieshasbecomeoneofthemajorchallengeswearefacingtoday.BeyondthosepracticalapplicationsfortheutilizationofCO2,suchasthesynthesisofsalicylicacid,methanol,urea,NaHCO3-Na2CO3chemicalsandrecentlydevelopedpolycarbonatesynthesis,scientistsarestillseekingnewmaterialsandtechnologiesforefficientcapture,