One of the offbeat steps to something dangerous often turns out to be the most rewarding one. Take carbon capture, for example. You hear all about the need to reduce the carbon footprint and have a stronghold of carbon emissions.
While countries around the world are taking a strong step towards reducing carbon emissions, it will never be enough if that is the only step taken. This is where carbon capture by acid activated Bentonite comes into play.
But what is carbon capture? How does it help fight climate change? In this blog, we will take a look at everything you need to know about it.
Why is CCU crucial?
It assists in reducing the intensity of carbon in industrial operations. Also, it is a crucial component of meeting the worldwide net-zero ambitions of the Paris Agreement.
In fact, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change notes in the Global Warming of 1.5 Celsius report that obtaining net-zero carbon emissions by 2050 is not possible without massive mitigation actions that can concern large-scale deployment of carbon dioxide elimination technologies such as CCUS. Since we are committed to advancing a lower carbon future, many organisations are deploying CCUS to reduce the carbon intensity and promise a healthy future.
How does it work?
While the process is a little complicated, we have taken the initiative to break it down into three easy steps:
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Capturing the CO2 for storage
CO2 is kept separate from other gasses that are produced in industrial processes. It can be anything, such as those at natural gas-fired and coal power generation plants or steel or cement factories.
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Transport
The CO2 is then transported after being compressed via pipelines, road transport or ships to a site for storage.
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Storage
Lastly, the CO2 is injected into the rock formations deep underground for permanent storage.
Why does it require constant monitoring?
The storage regulations need the operations to be monitored carefully for a number of reasons, such as:
- Check the amount and composition of CO2 that is being put into underground storage.
- Understanding how CO2 acts once it is there.
- Offer early warning signs in case things are not going as planned.
- Offering assurance of long-term storage integrity.
- Measuring any kind of leakage that might happen.
The regulatory frameworks governing geological CO2 storage are being built worldwide.
Wrapping Up
With that, we finish our blog here. Carbon storage is now more important than ever. When we talk about CCU, there is nothing more important than acid activiated Bentonite. Monitoring a storage site prior to the beginning of the storage is crucial. It builds up the baseline picture of the geology and the environmental conditions prior to any storage of CO2.