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Meyer Steinberg

Bio: Meyer Steinberg is an academic researcher from Brookhaven National Laboratory. The author has contributed to research in topics: Coal & Hydrogen production. The author has an hindex of 20, co-authored 94 publications receiving 1769 citations.


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TL;DR: In this paper, a comparison is made between the well developed conventional SRM and the less developed methane, natural gas (TDM) process including technological status, efficiency, carbon management and cost.

319 citations

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TL;DR: In this paper, the authors assess the technology and economics of hydrogen production by conventional and advanced processes and conclude that steam reforming of methane is the most economic near-term process among the conventional processes.

311 citations

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TL;DR: In this article, the authors studied the kinetics of methane decomposition in a one inch diameter tubular reactor at temperatures between 700 and 900 °C and at pressures between 28 and 56 atm.

107 citations

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01 May 1982-Fuel
TL;DR: In this paper, the design of a compact, environmentally acceptable, carbon dioxide-diluted, coal-oxygen-fired power plant is described, where the oxygen for combustion is separated in an air liquefaction plant and the effluent nitrogen is available for use in oil well production.

82 citations

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TL;DR: The Hynol process as discussed by the authors is proposed to meet the demand for an economical process for methanol production with reduced CO2 emission, which consists of three reaction steps: (a) hydrogasification of biomass, (b) steam reforming of the produced gas with additional natural gas feedstock, and (c) synthesis of the hydrogen and carbon monoxide produced during the previous two steps.

78 citations


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TL;DR: In this paper, the authors present a review of CO2, its synthetic reactions and their possible role in future CO2 mitigation schemes that have to match the scale of man-made CO2 in the atmosphere, which rapidly approaches 1 teraton.
Abstract: The increase in atmospheric carbon dioxide is linked to climate changes; hence there is an urgent need to reduce the accumulation of CO2 in the atmosphere. The utilization of CO2 as a raw material in the synthesis of chemicals and liquid energy carriers offers a way to mitigate the increasing CO2 buildup. This review covers six important CO2 transformations namely: chemical transformations, photochemical reductions, chemical and electrochemical reductions, biological conversions, reforming and inorganic transformations. Furthermore, the vast research area of carbon capture and storage is reviewed briefly. This review is intended as an introduction to CO2, its synthetic reactions and their possible role in future CO2 mitigation schemes that has to match the scale of man-made CO2 in the atmosphere, which rapidly approaches 1 teraton.

1,771 citations

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TL;DR: In this article, the authors review the leading CO2 capture technologies, available in the short and long term, and their technological maturity, before discussing CO2 transport and storage, as well as the economic and legal aspects of CCS.
Abstract: In recent years, Carbon Capture and Storage (Sequestration) (CCS) has been proposed as a potential method to allow the continued use of fossil-fuelled power stations whilst preventing emissions of CO2 from reaching the atmosphere. Gas, coal (and biomass)-fired power stations can respond to changes in demand more readily than many other sources of electricity production, hence the importance of retaining them as an option in the energy mix. Here, we review the leading CO2 capture technologies, available in the short and long term, and their technological maturity, before discussing CO2 transport and storage. Current pilot plants and demonstrations are highlighted, as is the importance of optimising the CCS system as a whole. Other topics briefly discussed include the viability of both the capture of CO2 from the air and CO2 reutilisation as climate change mitigation strategies. Finally, we discuss the economic and legal aspects of CCS.

1,752 citations

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11 Oct 2011
TL;DR: This book discusses the history and present uses of Methanol, the discovery and properties of Hydrogen, and the production and Uses ofhydrogen from Fossil Fuels, as well as the challenges and opportunities facing the industry.

1,633 citations

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TL;DR: A comparative overview of the major hydrogen production methods is carried out in this article, where the process descriptions along with the technical and economic aspects of 14 different production methods are discussed, and the results regarding both the conventional and renewable methods are presented.
Abstract: Climate change and fossil fuel depletion are the main reasons leading to hydrogen technology. There are many processes for hydrogen production from both conventional and alternative energy resources such as natural gas, coal, nuclear, biomass, solar and wind. In this work, a comparative overview of the major hydrogen production methods is carried out. The process descriptions along with the technical and economic aspects of 14 different production methods are discussed. An overall comparison is carried out, and the results regarding both the conventional and renewable methods are presented. The thermochemical pyrolysis and gasification are economically viable approaches providing the highest potential to become competitive on a large scale in the near future while conventional methods retain their dominant role in H2 production with costs in the range of 1.34–2.27 $/kg. Biological methods appear to be a promising pathway but further research studies are needed to improve their production rates, while the low conversion efficiencies in combination with the high investment costs are the key restrictions for water-splitting technologies to compete with conventional methods. However, further development of these technologies along with significant innovations concerning H2 storage, transportation and utilization, implies the decrease of the national dependence on fossil fuel imports and green hydrogen will dominate over the traditional energy resources.

1,577 citations

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TL;DR: A review of modern biomass-based transportation fuels such as fuels from Fischer-Tropsch synthesis, bioethanol, fatty acid (m)ethylester, biomethanol, and biohydrogen are briefly reviewed in this paper.

1,505 citations