global warming
Carbon dioxide Capture and Sequestration
(CCS): An effective Solution for Combating Global
Warming in the Future. by Tomocene João Tomocene
Petroleum Engineering Department
Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS
Bandar Seri Iskandar
31750 Tronoh
Perak Darul Ridzuan
Malaysia
Email: tjtomocene@gmail.com
ABSTRACT
The earth surface has been threatened by the increase in its average temperature, the unpredictability of its geological and meteorological phenomena with reference to the climate change, for years. The anthropogenic mega-activities whereby their main source of energy is the fossil fuels, the main emitters of the greenhouse gases (GHGs), such as the carbon dioxide
(CO2). These gases are the main cause of global warming. Through statistics, it is shown that the large-scale CO2 emissions to the atmosphere are worsening day by day, so putting the earth on the verge of a massive global climate change chiefly portrayed by the global warming. Though fossil fuels are the major sources of CO2, they account for large part of global energy, making its immediate replacement by alternative sources a global issue. The carbon dioxide capture and sequestration (CCS) in geological formations such as saline aquifers(for permanent storage), and mainly in depleted oil and gas reservoirs has been identified as the best solution for bringing up revenues and giving place to alternative sources of energy and combating the global warming by reducing CO2 emissions.
Keywords: Global warming, Greenhouse gases (GHGs), Carbon dioxide (CO2), carbon dioxide capture and storage (CCS).
I.
INTRODUCTION
Global warming has become the most concerning phenomenon to the modern scientific community. The increase in the greenhouse gases emission like water vapor, carbon dioxide (CO2), methane (CH4), nitrous oxides (NOx) and others into the atmosphere is causing the earth‟s capability to keep its temperature constant to change.
However, the inventory of
(CCS): An effective Solution for Combating Global
Warming in the Future. by Tomocene João Tomocene
Petroleum Engineering Department
Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS
Bandar Seri Iskandar
31750 Tronoh
Perak Darul Ridzuan
Malaysia
Email: tjtomocene@gmail.com
ABSTRACT
The earth surface has been threatened by the increase in its average temperature, the unpredictability of its geological and meteorological phenomena with reference to the climate change, for years. The anthropogenic mega-activities whereby their main source of energy is the fossil fuels, the main emitters of the greenhouse gases (GHGs), such as the carbon dioxide
(CO2). These gases are the main cause of global warming. Through statistics, it is shown that the large-scale CO2 emissions to the atmosphere are worsening day by day, so putting the earth on the verge of a massive global climate change chiefly portrayed by the global warming. Though fossil fuels are the major sources of CO2, they account for large part of global energy, making its immediate replacement by alternative sources a global issue. The carbon dioxide capture and sequestration (CCS) in geological formations such as saline aquifers(for permanent storage), and mainly in depleted oil and gas reservoirs has been identified as the best solution for bringing up revenues and giving place to alternative sources of energy and combating the global warming by reducing CO2 emissions.
Keywords: Global warming, Greenhouse gases (GHGs), Carbon dioxide (CO2), carbon dioxide capture and storage (CCS).
I.
INTRODUCTION
Global warming has become the most concerning phenomenon to the modern scientific community. The increase in the greenhouse gases emission like water vapor, carbon dioxide (CO2), methane (CH4), nitrous oxides (NOx) and others into the atmosphere is causing the earth‟s capability to keep its temperature constant to change.
However, the inventory of
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