Coal Conversion Processes: 2nd Edition
A special issue of Energies (ISSN 1996-1073). This special issue belongs to the section "H: Geo-Energy".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 April 2024 | Viewed by 124
Special Issue Editors
Interests: energy efficiency and environmental technologies for the exploitation of solid fuels; market uptake of new solid biofuels, waste and gaseous fuels, e.g., LNG; advanced energy systems of low or zero carbon footprint and process modelling
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Interests: CO2 capture; power plant’s flexibility; co-combustion; fludized bed reactors; CFD
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
This Special Issue focuses on coal conversion processes through the prism of the transition to CO2-neutral energy production. The primary exploitation path of coal, i.e., coal combustion for energy production, is strongly affected by CO2 emission-related penalties. Although the power sector is shifting to renewables, many industries have hard-to-abate emissions that cannot be replaced by renewables. According to the latest update from the Global Carbon Project, CCU-S have the biggest potential among the Carbon Dioxide Removal techniques to compensate for the overshooting of GHG emissions. This Special Issue presents the new policy and scientific developments for a more sustainable exploitation of coal that will enable versatility and provide security of supply in the energy and industrial sectors. High-quality technical knowledge and research results from specific tests worldwide are analyzed, providing a holistic view of the main aspects of the coal exploitation issue. The respective policies and the role of coal in the new era are analyzed, and the technical challenges are identified. CCU-S technologies can promote the environmentally benign use of coal, and since coal-based production will be reduced, alternative paths are scrutinized. This includes coal liquefaction, underground gasification, co-combustion, and co-gasification with biomass and waste.
Dr. Panagiotis Grammelis
Dr. Aristeidis Nikolopoulos
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- coal co-combustion
- CCU
- CCS
- coal liquefaction
- co-gasification
- coal policy
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