SPRINT 3: Mitigating environmental impacts of post combustion carbon capture plants

SCOPE held its third SPRINT event, organised by GGS Indraprastha University (GGSIPU) in New Dehli, India on 28 April 2023.

Presentations:

• Environmental, Health and Social Impacts of CO2 Capture Technology (C.K. Varshney, Jawaharlal Nehru University)

• Importance of CCUS Technology to Achieve Net Zero GHG Emissions by 2070 (B. Sengupta)

• Impact of amine-rich waste streams on local ecosystem components & biogeochemical function (on microorganisms) (P. Sar, & A. Patra, IIT Kharagpur)

• Understanding of Aerosol-Based Amine Emissions and its Mitigation Measures (P. Khakharia, Microfilt India Pvt. Ltd & V. Wagh, MIPL)

• NTPC Initiative in Carbon Capture and Utilization 10 TPD CO2 to Methanol R&D Project (S. Karmakar, NTPC Vindhyachal)

• Recent Advances in Carbon Capture Utilization and Storage in India: Environmental Impacts of Amine Emissions Perspectives (N.C. Gupta, R. Singh, A. Kaushik, GGS IP University)

• DST’s Interventions in Carbon Capture Utilization/Conversion and Storage (N. Alam, DST)

• Role of CCUS in Decarbonizing India’s Iron and Steel Sector (P. Kumar, Centre for Science and Environment)

• Chemical Looping Combustion – An alternative to Amine Based Post-Combustion Carbon Dioxide Capture (R. Sharma, CSIR-National Environmental Engineering Research Institute)

• Impacts of Decarbonization in Power Sector on Environment and Climate Change (S. Jain, TRIPC, IIT Dehli)