New Process Takes Energy From Coal Without Burning It 365
rtoz writes "Ohio State students have come up with a scaled-down version of a power plant combustion system with a unique experimental design--one that chemically converts coal to heat while capturing 99 percent of the carbon dioxide produced in the reaction. Typical coal-fired power plants burn coal to heat water to make steam, which turns the turbines that produce electricity. In chemical looping, the coal isn't burned with fire, but instead chemically combusted in a sealed chamber so that it doesn't pollute the air. This new technology, called coal-direct chemical looping, was pioneered by Liang-Shih Fan, professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering and director of Ohio State's Clean Coal Research Laboratory."
Re: Bullshit (Score:5, Funny)
I love reasons! Care to share?
Re: Oh Rly? (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Scaling is the Key! (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Scaling is the Key! (Score:5, Funny)
Maybe it's diamonds. Boy, are those Belgian airport thieves going to be pissed.
Re:Scaling is the Key! (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Scaling is the Key! (Score:5, Funny)
It wouldn't work, anyways. Bullshit has a lower energy density than coal.
But coal is a finite resource. Washington DC alone proves there is an unlimited supply of bullshit.
Re:Scaling is the Key! (Score:2, Funny)
Actually it's no longer NIMBY, it's NOPE. Not on Planet Earth.
Re:Scaling is the Key! (Score:4, Funny)
Yeah, but it contains a lot of hot air, so you can use that to drive a turbine. Unless they sell it first.