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Ceramic Tubes Promise Cleaner Energy

Posted August 03, 2007 10:54 AM

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By controlling the fossil fuel combustion process with tiny ceramic tubes, carbon emissions from power stations could be virtually eliminated. Scientists at Newcastle University carried out research on a material known as LSCF, which possesses the remarkable property of being able to filter oxygen out of the air. Tubes made of LSCF, which stands for Lanthanum-Strontium-Cobalt-Ferric Oxide, could allow pure oxygen to be delivered to power plants. By burning fuel in just oxygen, it is possible to produce a stream of almost pure carbon dioxide, which has commercial potential for reprocessing into useful chemicals.

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Re: Ceramic Tubes Promise Cleaner Energy

08/03/2007 12:07 PM

So the obvious question is, "what is the waste generated in the creation of Lanthanum-Strontium-Cobalt-Ferric Oxide?"

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Re: Ceramic Tubes Promise Cleaner Energy

08/03/2007 1:48 PM

And I thought that the thing to do now is to stop producing so much CO2... Isn't CO2 a "greenhouse gas"?

If carbon dioxide has commercial potential for reprocessing into useful chemicals, why not just filter it out of the air? It may be more costly, but it may also help offset "global climate change" (giggle).

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08/04/2007 1:13 AM

It's not so much the CO2, but where the CO2 is that has the potential for global warming. We need enough CO2 in the air to support plant life. I know we all know this; I just had to stick my 2 cents in. Sorry.

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08/06/2007 10:20 AM

A factory that produces pure CO2 is better than a plant that produces CO2 plus a lot of other crap. And if your output is already pure, then you don't need energy to suck it out of the air - see?

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