Ecological aspects of coal combustion utilization of CO2 from flue gas Slovakia belongs to the group of twenty worst polluters throughout the world, releasing 10 12 tons of carbon dioxide per capita, whereas the worldwide average value is about 5 tons. It is known that the big electric and thermal power stations produce only 25 % of the overall production of carbon dioxide in Slovakia, whereas ...

The first proof that heterotrophic, non-photosynthetic bacteria can fix carbon dioxide was presented in 1935 by Wood and Werkman (15). This investigation introduced the first experimental evidence that carbon dioxide serves as a building material in synthetic reactions of all forms of life, whether simple or complex. The synthesis of citric acid from oxalacetate by avian tissue was shown by Kre...

not flow in blocks). For example, if malfunction of the inspiratory valve results in decreased resistance, it is conceivable that more than half of the expiratory gases might enter the inspiratory limb. This, in conjunction with the gas mixing between carbon dioxide–containing expiratory gases and carbon dioxide–free fresh gases may cause the final portion of the inspiratory tidal volume to con...

OBJECTIVES Compare the use of carbon dioxide contrast medium with iodine contrast medium for the endovascular treatment of ilio-femoral occlusive disease in patients without contraindications to iodine. MATERIALS AND METHODS From August 2012 to August 2014, 21 consecutive patients with ilio-femoral occlusive disease who were eligible for endovascular treatment and lacked contraindications to ...

BACKGROUND Carbon dioxide concentration under ophthalmic drapes increases during eye surgery under local anaesthesia. A new prototype has been designed which combines continuous suction of carbon dioxide enriched air and continuous oxygen insufflation under ophthalmic drapes to prevent carbon dioxide accumulation in spontaneously breathing patients undergoing cataract surgery. METHODS In a pr...

The existing technology of carbon dioxide regulation methods are incomplete and time consuming. It is difficult to manage and not environmentally friendly. Carbon dioxide regulation systems in greenhouse can only set carbon density thresholds relying on human experience. They cannot meet the practical requirements of the carbon dioxide density accurately; hence result in negative effects on cro...

It has been suggested that fertilizing the ocean with iron can stop the continuing increase of atmospheric carbon dioxide by enhancing the biological uptake of carbon. This would decrease the surface ocean partial pressure of carbon dioxide, thus forcing the absorbtion of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. Using a five-box model of the ocean circulation, we study the response of the ocean due ...

A two-part experiment was designed to test the hypothesis that myocardial oxygen and carbon dioxide tensions, as measured by coronary venous oxygen and carbon dioxide tensions, determine coronary blood flow during increases in myocardial oxygen consumption. The left main coronary artery was pump-perfused at constant pressure in closed-chest, anesthetized dogs. Oxygenators in the perfusion circu...

Carbon dioxide capture process has been simulated and studied under different process conditions. It has been shown that several process parameters such as lean amine temperature, number of adsorber stages, number of stripper stages and stripper pressure affect different process conditions and outputs such as carbon dioxide removal and reboiler duty. It may be concluded that the simulation of c...

OBJECTIVE To explore the correlation and concordance between end-tidal carbon dioxide and arterial carbon dioxide partial pressure, and confirm the experience of the general consensus among service environments. DESIGN A prospective cross-sectional analysis. SETTING Two respiratory service units in Hong Kong. PARTICIPANTS Two hundred respiratory patients were recruited, in whom 219 sets o...