CanmetENERGY in Ottawa Celebrates Publication Success

2011-03-12 - February 2011, marked a significant success for many CanmetENERGY researchers in Ottawa.

The book, “Oxy-fuel combustion for power generation and carbon dioxide (CO₂) capture” was published by Woodhead Publishing of U.K. as part of their Series in Energy. This book was edited by Dr. Ligang Zheng, Research Scientist at CanmetENERGY in Ottawa (CE-OTT). Based on Dr. Zheng’s leadership at the well-known Clearwater Coal Conference, where he has been organizing and chairing major conference panel and technical sessions on oxy-fuel combustion since 2005, more than thirty international scholars, research scientists, and industrial leaders contributed to this book. This included Dr. Edward John (Ben) Anthony, Dr. Yewen Tan, and Mr. Bruce Clements, Mr. Ted Herage, and Mr. Richard Pomalis of CE-OTT.

This book provides comprehensive review of the fundamental principles and development of oxy-fuel combustion in fossil-fuel fired utility boilers in a carbon-constrained environment. It also offers insightful discussions about future directions. It is the first published book that presents in-depth analysis of this very promising technology.

The publishing of this book proves a great success for CanmetENERGY and the Clean Electric Power Generation (CEPG) group in particular, as it clearly demonstrates the recognition and leadership on international stage for exploring new concepts, conducting scientific research, and developing novel process. The publishing of this book is a collective showing piece of their efforts in increasing the efficiency of energy processes, and reducing environmental footprints, including greenhouse gas emissions, through CO₂ capture and storage.

Oxy-Fuel Combustion

The oxy-fuel combustion pathway is a process of burning fossil fuels with oxygen instead of air, which results in a flue gas that mainly comprises CO₂ and H₂O (water). The oxy-fuel combustion process provides an opportunity to capture CO₂ once the water is condensed out and other impurities are cleaned.  

There are many advantages of oxy-fuel combustion, including having a highly concentrated stream of CO₂, ready for capture and storage; exceptional opportunities for integrated emissions control through reduced flue gas flow. This technology can be applied to both new and existing units.

The publishing of “Oxy-fuel combustion for power generation and carbon dioxide (CO₂) capture” highlights the world class and innovative research, development and demonstrations that is done at CE-OTT on clean fossil fuels and is a great achievement for Dr. Ligang Zheng and all those involved.

For more information about this book, please visit the Woodhead Publishing website  or Amazon.ca website .