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India could embrace CO2 capture technology:
Context:
- Technologies for capturing carbon dioxide.
Introduction:
- India will explore the possibility of introducing technologies for capturing carbon dioxide emitted while burning coal and other fossil fuels.
- The International Energy Agency’s Green House Gas Research and Development initiative organizes the annual Post Combustion Carbon Conference.
What are the areas of focus?
- Researchers are focusing on capturing carbon dioxide emissions from sources like coal-fired power plants.
- To either reuse or store it so it will not enter the atmosphere.
What is the viability of commercial uses of such technologies?
- CO2 has commercial and industrial uses, particularly for Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR) in depleting oil fields.
- Carbon dioxide has the ability to change the properties of oil and make it easier to extract.
