Essays Tagged: "Carbon capture and storage"

Fossil Fuel Dependency and Americans

ause the air to be polluted with unhealthy toxins. Burning fossil fuel releases large quantities of carbon dioxide (C02), a greenhouse gas, into the atmosphere affecting the environment. Demirbas, A. ... also adds to air pollution issues by way of vehicle emissions. Dangerous levels of sulfur dioxide, carbon dioxide, and other harmful chemicals released into the atmosphere create issues with smog and ...

(10 pages) 147 0 5.0 Dec/2007

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Sociology

Burying the Problem: Is Carbon Capture and Storage a Silver Bullet?

of Energy, n.d.), and this continued reliance on fossil energy is contributing to large amounts of carbon dioxide (CO2) in the atmosphere. Science has shown that the increased levels of CO2 have beco ... technologies being tested and developed to reduce the amount of CO2 emitted. One such technology is Carbon Capture and Storage, or CCS.CCS is a technology primarily targeted at capturing CO¬2 from ...

(13 pages) 21 0 0.0 Apr/2009

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Alternative

Specific Heat Capacity

ature of the substance is measured gradually. In a certain amount of time, the results are recorded and the specific heat capacity is calculated according to the following equation;where Q: amount of ... by using a heater. For doing this, the temperature changes of water during 30 seconds, 1 minute, 1 and a half minute, 2 minutes were measured.0.5 liters of tap water was measured and poured into the ...

(5 pages) 2 0 0.0 Nov/2014

Subjects: Science Essays > Physics