Greenhouse Gas Emissions From Coal Mining Activities and Their Possible Mitigation Strategies

Pandey, Bhanu; Gautam, Meenu; Agrawal, Madhoolika

doi:10.1016/b978-0-12-812849-7.00010-6

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“…The global reliance on coal has triggered infamously adverse environmental effects as coal has become the main contributor of the atmospheric greenhouse gas accumulation and the most atmosphere-polluting source of energy as well 1 . These adverse effects stem from direct emissions of coal mining (scraping and fracturing of coal from ground) as well as from indirect emissions from coal mining (fuel combustion of coal mining machinery), coal processing (production, conversion to coke, use in metal production) and coal transportation (emissions from coal-carrying vehicles) 2 .…”

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Spaceborne NO2 observations are sensitive to coal mining and processing in the largest coal basin of Russia

Labzovskii

Belikov

Damiani

2022

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Coal use exacerbates several major environmental problems including build-up of greenhouse gases and air quality deterioration. Although Kuzbass (Siberia) is one of the largest exploited coal basins worldwide, the role of regional coal mining and processing in atmospheric pollution is unknown. We outlined the Kuzbass coal basin by spaceborne night-lights and revealed a regional, long-term tropospheric NO2 anomaly (2005–2018) by spaceborne NO2 column observations (hereafter ‒ NO2). The spatial agreement between NO2 and night-lights indicates that the anomaly is attributable to an agglomeration of coal quarries and the cities in Kuzbass, that are heavily reliant on coal. A positive relationship between NO2 and interannual coal production suggested that the anomaly was related to coal in Kuzbass; ~ 1.0% of annual coal production increase induced ~ 0.5–0.6% of NO2 enhancement. As coal production accelerated since 2010, NO2 exhibited strikingly similar annual increases over Kuzbass in 2010–2014 (7%) and 2015–2019 (15%), compared to 2005–2009. Conversely, Siberian cities lacking a coal industry followed the global trend of reducing NO2 for the same periods (−5% and −14%, respectively), driven by fuel combustion improvements. Overall, we demonstrated that coal mining, processing and utilization can induce distinct tropospheric NO2 anomalies, detectable from space.

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Spaceborne NO2 observations are sensitive to coal mining and processing in the largest coal basin of Russia

Labzovskii

Belikov

Damiani

2022

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“…Due to increased energy demand, new methods of energy production are being explored with the ultimate goal of developing emission-free energy. Fossil fuels detrimentally affect the natural environment and introduce about 20 9 10 12 kg of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere [1,2]. The world is increasing, often turning, towards renewable energy [3][4][5], and more specifically towards solar radiation [6][7][8][9][10].…”

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Application of quinoline derivatives in third-generation photovoltaics

Lewińska

Sanetra

Marszałek

2021

J Mater Sci: Mater Electron

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Among many chemical compounds synthesized for third-generation photovoltaic applications, quinoline derivatives have recently gained popularity. This work reviews the latest developments in the quinoline derivatives (metal complexes) for applications in the photovoltaic cells. Their properties for photovoltaic applications are detailed: absorption spectra, energy levels, and other achievements presented by the authors. We have also outlined various methods for testing the compounds for application. Finally, we present the implementation of quinoline derivatives in photovoltaic cells. Their architecture and design are described, and also, the performance for polymer solar cells and dye-synthesized solar cells was highlighted. We have described their performance and characteristics. We have also pointed out other, non-photovoltaic applications for quinoline derivatives. It has been demonstrated and described that quinoline derivatives are good materials for the emission layer of organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs) and are also used in transistors. The compounds are also being considered as materials for biomedical applications.

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“…Coal is considered the most polluting source of energy, which contributes a great deal to greenhouse gas emissions and air pollution at various stages of its procurement from mining, transportation, stockpiling, preparation, and utilization [10]. Generally, carbon emissions from coal utilization are a major focus of the coal industry, whereas coal production-based CO 2 emissions at the front of the coal industry chain are often ignored [11].…”

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“…Wang et al targeted the accounting of carbon emissions in the production of raw coal sources using a source-driven CO 2 emissions accounting model [11]. Pandey et al quantified and provided a comprehensive overview of the climate change impacts of coal production based on a comprehensive GHG inventory assessment of coal mines encompassing all relevant product life cycle stages [10]. Previous studies have contributed greatly to understanding the impact of coal production activities on GHG emissions and identifying key GHG intensity hotspots across product life cycle stages.…”

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Spatial Characteristic of Coal Production-Based Carbon Emissions in Chinese Mining Cities

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The objective of this paper is to investigate CO2 emissions in the production of coal sources at the prefecture level and to analyze their spatial distribution and regional differences based on the spatial autocorrelation and standard deviational ellipse analysis. The results indicate that Chinese coal production from 2018 will most likely generate 485.23 million tons of CO2 emissions, and there still exists an obvious gap between the five coal development districts in terms of their CO2 emissions. A significant clustering pattern and positive spatial autocorrelation are revealed in the coal production-based carbon emissions in China. In addition, the spatial pattern of coal production-based CO2 emissions has an obvious central tendency and directional trend, and the ellipse direction is quite consistent with the Aihui–Tengchong Line. Our findings suggest that energy policy-makers should be concerned about the carbon emission effect when implementing regional coal development plans and actively guide the formation of a low-carbon spatial strategic pattern of coal production with a directional distribution of CO2 emissions perpendicular to the Aihui–Tengchong Line.

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Greenhouse Gas Emissions From Coal Mining Activities and Their Possible Mitigation Strategies

Cited by 23 publications

References 52 publications

Spaceborne NO2 observations are sensitive to coal mining and processing in the largest coal basin of Russia

Spaceborne NO2 observations are sensitive to coal mining and processing in the largest coal basin of Russia

Application of quinoline derivatives in third-generation photovoltaics

Spatial Characteristic of Coal Production-Based Carbon Emissions in Chinese Mining Cities

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