SLIDE 2 Tecno Project Industriale – June 2018
Ethanol Production Etilene Oxide
Titanium diox. Cement Syngas Purif.
Combustion
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The Carbon Cycle and its challenge
Historically, the different natural CO2 sources have always been balanced by natural (photosynthesis) CO2 consumers (Forests/Oceans).
- THE UNBALANCING FACTOR IN THE
CARBON CYCLE IS GIVEN BY HUMAN/INDUSTRIAL ACTIVITIES.
- THIS PROBLEM IS WORSENED BY THE
FACT THAT, STILL TODAY, A BIG PORTION OF CO2 FOR INDUSTRIAL AND FOOD UTILIZATIONS, IS STILL EXTRACTED FROM NATURAL SOURCE (WELLS), INSTEAD OF RECYCLING THE ALREADY EXISTING CO2 EXCESS. Fossil Fuels/Decay CO2 Animal Emissions Ocean Uptake CO2 Photosyntesis Natural Emissions CO2 CO2 CO2 CO2 CO2 Industrial/Human Emissions