New Carbon Plant Being Built at Imperial College

Tue, 13 Jul 2010

Plans have been unveiled for a new carbon capture plant at Imperial College London. The new plant is part of an £8.9 million redevelopment project with the aim of improving the quality of teaching received by both undergraduates and postgraduates .

Already equipped with a reputation as a leading university, Imperial Colleges new facilities will enhance its capacity to teach both chemistry and chemical engineering undergraduates, who will have the chance to learn how to operate the plant once it is complete in the 2011/12 academic year. The new plant uses monoethanolamine scrubbing to catch the carbon, which may then be kept in gas reservoirs and old underground oil. There is only one other plant of this kind in the UK at present, though a number of plants have the capacity to be upgraded.

Built at a cost of £1 million, the new plant could also help to reduce the UK’s greenhouse gas emissions, according to Imperial’s head of chemical engineering, Andrew Livingston. The new facilities will doubtless enhance the university’s reputation among school pupils and sixth form leavers, amongst others.
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