title: Analysis and status of post-combustion carbon dioxide capture technologies.
abstract: The Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) undertook a multiyear effort to understand the landscape of postcombustion CO₂ capture technologies globally. In this paper we discuss several central issues facing CO₂ capture involving scale, energy, and overall status of development. We argue that the scale of CO₂ emissions is sufficiently large to place inherent limits on the types of capture processes that could be deployed broadly. We also discuss the minimum energy usage in terms of a parasitic load on a power plant. Finally, we present summary findings of the landscape of capture technologies using an index of technology readiness levels.
authors: Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI), Palo Alto, California 94304, USA. abhown@epri.com
authors: Abhoyjit S
authors: AS
authors: Bhown
authors: Brice C
authors: BC
authors: Freeman
mesh_terms: D000397:Air Pollution / Q000517:prevention & control*; D002245:Carbon Dioxide / Q000032:analysis* / Q000737:chemistry; D003247:Conservation of Natural Resources / Q000379:methods*; D011210:Power Plants
chemical_list: D002245:Carbon Dioxide