CHALLENGE OF CO₂ EMISSIONS REDUCTION BY JAPANESE ELECTRIC COMPANIES

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CO₂ capture and storage technology is increasingly seen as a possible option for CO₂ emissions reduction and receives increased attention. The recent IPCC Plenary meeting approved a Special Report on Capture and Storage of CO₂ in Paris on February 21, 2003. The Japanese electric utilities have carried out R&Ds on technologies that contribute to CO₂ emission reduction from fossil-fired power plants for many years: adsorption, absorption, membranes and cryogenic methods. In this paper some of key issues of CO₂ capture technologies, particularly and absorption methods, for large-scale application are addressed based on the experience of the Japan's R&D.