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New Coal Technology Harnesses Energy without Burning, Nears Pilot-Scale Development

By Guest PostFebruary 8, 2013Environmentamerica, atmosphere, carbon dioxide, cdcl, chemical reaction, clean coal technology, coal ash, coal derived syngas, coal feedstock, coal to electricity, combustion, consumes oxygen, convert, dawei wang, diameter, economy with jobs, elena chung, hot iron, human hair, iron oxide beads, liang shih fan, micrometers, millimeters, natural resources, new coal technology, ohio coal, ohio state university, pilot scale development, pulverized coal, reaction, reactor, research scale plants, samuel ayham, scl, syngas chemical looping, Technology, thermal kilowatts

COLUMBUS, Ohio — A new form of clean coal technology reached an important milestone recently, with the successful operation of a research-scale combustion system at Ohio State University. The technology is now ready for testing at a larger scale.

For 203 continuous hours, the Ohio State combustion unit produced heat from coal while capturing 99 percent of the carbon dioxide produced in the reaction. (more…)

Radiation Level in Seawater off Nuclear Plant “Fukushima-1” Exceeded 1250 Times

By Guest PostMarch 26, 2011Environmentfukushima daiichi nuclear plant, Japan, millisievert, radiation levels, radioactive iodine, radioactive water, reactor, seafood, seawater

Levels of radioactive iodine in seawater just offshore of the embattled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant spiked to more than 1,250 times higher than normal, Japan’s nuclear and industrial safety agency said Saturday.

Samples taken Friday morning from a monitoring station 330 meters off the coast were significantly higher than results from the previous morning, when the level was 104 times above normal, according to CNN International. (more…)