Carbon Capture

Carbon capture is the concept of "stowing" carbon dioxide permanently, in underground rock formations, to reduce its emission from large point sources such as electric power plants. The formal name is "carbon sequestration".

The United States Department of Energy just granted $67.7 million for a project involving a Decatur, Illinois, ethanol plant which produces carbon dioxide, as a byproduct of fermenting corn to make ethanol. The intent of the research is to conduct a large-volume (a million tons) test of CO2 storage in the Mount Simon Sandstone Formation which extends from Illinois to Indiana, Ohio, and Kentucky.

Another project, "FutureGen", proposes to build a coal-fired electric generating plant, initially announced December 18, 2007 for a location near Mattoon, Illinois. This proposal, expected to be operational in 2012, would also recover CO2 for underground injection.

Continental Carbonic Products, Inc., takes interest in green initiatives. Continental Carbonic sells liquid carbon dioxide that could be used in carbon capture research projects. Continental Carbonic has decades of experience with carbon dioxide which may be helpful to carbon researchers.

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