Human health effects of amine-based carbon capture and storage in the US electricity sector (opens in new tab)

Postcombustion carbon capture and storage (CCS) can reduce CO2 emissions from coal and natural gas combined cycle (NGCC) power plants. Integrating CCS affects other air pollutant emissions as well. Flue gas must be pretreated to avoid undesirable reactions between pollutants and solvents, whereas amine-based solvents can degrade, leading to NH3 emissions. Here we explore the air pollution and CO2 emissions impacts of national-scale postcombustion CCS adoption at coal and NGCC plants using mon...