Second International Conference on Carbon Dioxide Removal ICCDR-2

Abstract

Second International Conference on Carbon Dioxide Removal (ICCDR-2) was held by RITE and NEDO at Kyoto in October, 1994. More than 400 sci-entists and engineers participated, and 147 papers were reported. ICCDR-2 consisted of 6 sessions; CO₂ separation, CO₂ sequestration, chemical CO₂ utilization, biological CO₂ fixation, CO₂ reducing technology, and CO₂ reducing systems. In session 2 papers on ocean and subterranean CO₂ disposal were reported and discussed. Most reports of ocean CO₂ disposal dealt with deep sea CO₂ sequestration, and most papers of subterra-nean CO₂ disposal focused on CO₂ sequestration in aquifers.
This article also describes the research on deep sea CO₂ sequestration at the depths larger than 3700m, which has been carried out by National Institute of Materials and Chemical Research in cooperation with the University of Tokyo and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries.