What is Pyrolysis? - AZoCleantech
WEBArticle updated on 18/02/20 by Susha Cheriyadath. Pyrolysis is a process of chemically decomposing organic materials at elevated temperatures in the absence of oxygen. The process typically occurs at temperatures above 430 °C (800 °F) and under pressure. It simultaneously involves the change of physical phase and chemical composition and is ...
What are Vehicle Exhaust Emissions? - AZoCleantech
WEBJan 29 2008. This article was updated on the 19th August 2019. Toa55 / Shutterstock. Vehicle exhaust emissions are created when the air-fuel mixture burning inside internal combustion engines releases carbon dioxide back into the atmosphere. Diesel-powered, gasoline-powered, and hybrid vehicles all produce vehicle exhaust emissions; as the fuel ...
Genecis: Converting Food Waste into Biodegradable Plastics
WEBJun 18, 2021 · Genecis’s high-performance bioplastics present solutions for two environmental problems: food waste and plastic pollution. They achieve this by creating value for the tons of food that is wasted every year and creating a plastic product that can easily and quickly biodegrade. Plastic pollution is …
How Japan is Tackling Pollution - AZoCleantech
WEBAug 19, 2019 · Japan began tackling its pollution problem back in the 1970s when particulate matter levels in the air (PM2.5) reached dangerously high levels around all the major cities. The problems can be traced back to the rapid industrialization of Japan that began during the Meiji period in the 19th century. …
The Advantages and Disadvantages of Carbon Capture
WEBJun 17, 2022 · Carbon capture and storage is one of the most efficient methods of extracting carbon emissions permanently from the environment. The numerous advantages of CCS include economic, social, and environmental, and a massive impact on a global and local scale. Carbon capture can increase the power …
The Future of Carbon Upcycling and Creating a Circular Economy
WEBSep 23, 2021 · As of 2019, an estimated 36.44 billion metric tons of carbon dioxide (CO 2) were released into the global atmosphere.CO 2, which comprises 65% of all the greenhouse gases (GHG) that are emitted into the environment each year, is primarily released into the environment as a result of fossil fuel use.However, other sources of CO 2 emissions include deforestation, land clearing for agriculture ...
Kiverdi: Transforming CO2 to Make Food and Everyday Products
WEBThere is an urgent need to reduce the carbon emissions associated with human activity while simultaneously removing excess carbon dioxide (CO 2) from the atmosphere to protect the future of the planet.The Paris Agreement, which came into effect in 2016, aims to keep global warming to well below two degrees Celsius in comparison to pre-industrial levels but preferably below 1.5 degrees Celsius.
The First Commercially Available Hydrogen Power Storage System
WEBMar 15, 2021 · The company’s Picea system is the first off-grid solar-hydrogen-based power supply system worldwide to provide homes with their own specifically designed, localized and emission-free light, heat, and clean air all year round. Based on a combination of solar energy and an innovative hydrogen power storage system, the Picea offers over 100 ...
What is Gravity Light? - AZoCleantech
WEBThe gravity light consists of an LED bulb fixed to an adjustable lamp that can be hooked up on a wall or hung from a ceiling. It also comprises a pulley mechanism and a ballast bag hanging from the lamp. The ballast bag is filled with up to 9 kg of rock, sand or soil. The gravity light works on the principle similar to that of pendulum clocks ...
Using CO2 to Create a Limestone Rock Substitute - AZoCleantech
WEBMay 11, 2021 · Image Credit: Parmna/Shutterstock.com. A California-based cleantech pioneer – Blue Planet Ltd. – is learning from nature to make concrete more sustainable with biomimetic carbon capture.The company’s economically sustainable carbon capture process creates a limestone rock substitute that can replace aggregate for concrete, significantly reducing the material’s ultimate environmental ...