Disposal of SO2 in sea water
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The proposed disposal of sulphur dioxide (SO2) from flue gases by pumping it into the ocean is problematic both for environmental and economic reasons. Environmentally, using seawater to scrub the SO2 out of the flue gases would result in the outgassing of carbon dioxide (CO2) that would worsen the greenhouse effect. Economically, the use of seawater scrubbing would force power stations to use 10% of their power just for disposal of SO2. On the other hand, all research conducted so far indicates that the ocean is a suitable and economical place for disposing of SO2 pollution.
Publication Name: Nature
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0028-0836
Year: 1992
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Absorption of flue gases by water
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Industrial emissions of sulphur dioxide in flue gases can be greatly diminished through flue gas desulphurization using seawater. A test of seawater's capacity to absorb sulphur dioxide found that flue gases from a 2,000-megawatt power plant could be discharged into the ocean without detriment to seawater pH or composition. Seawater desulphurization could be an environmentally safe way of dealing with sulphur dioxide.
Publication Name: Nature
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0028-0836
Year: 1992
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Adsorption at domain edges
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A new phase-separated, thin-film surface of hydrocarbon domains in a fluorocarbon sea demonstrates strong adsorption, preferentially at the edges of its internal domains. This may be because that is the highest surface energy site. Such a surface could be tailored to have well-defined surface energy gradients, yielding selective and patterned adsorption.
Publication Name: Nature
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0028-0836
Year: 1993
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