Introduction

The Centre for CO₂ Technology has been established in the Department of Chemical Engineering at University College London (UCL) in response to the Kyoto Protocol and the recognition that existing technologies will not be able to meet the emission targets agreed upon for carbon dioxide (as the main greenhouse gas). Thus, the Centre focuses on developing break-through technologies for the large scale reduction (e.g. alternative, low carbon, energy sources), removal (e.g. gas separation from flue emissions) and sequestration (e.g. long term storage in geological, terrestrial, and ocean systems) of carbon dioxide. Technologies for methane, the second most important greenhouse gas, are also being developed.

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Co-Directors