The role of CO2 in the Earth’s ecosystem and the possibility of controlling flows between subsystems
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Faculty of Environmental Engineering, Lublin University of Technology, Lublin, Poland
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School of Environmental and Resources Science, Zhejiang Agriculture and Forestry University, Hangzhou 311300, China
Gospodarka Surowcami Mineralnymi – Mineral Resources Management 2014;30(4):5-19
KEYWORDS
energy sectorcarbon dioxide sectorcarbon dioxide emissionphotosynthesiscarbon dioxide sequestrationbiofuel
ABSTRACT
This article describes CO2 flows in the Earth’s ecosystem. It also describes how CO2 is made use of in various market sectors – as a raw material in the synthesis of plastics and fuels, during extraction in the food and perfume industries, for the transfer of heat in heating and refrigeration systems, and in the breeding of genetically modified algae for the production of biofuels. Additionally, the article explores the possibility of reducing atmospheric CO2 concentrations and the anthropogenic modification of natural flows between the various subsystems in the Earth’s ecosystem.
METADATA IN OTHER LANGUAGES:
Polish
Rola CO2 w ekosystemie ziemi i możliwości sterowania przepływami CO2 pomiędzy podsystemami
gospodarka energią, gospodarka CO2, emisja CO2, fotosynteza, sekwestracja, biopaliwo
W artykule scharakteryzowano przepływy CO2 w ekosystemie Ziemi. Omówiono zastosowania CO2 w różnych sektorach gospodarki: jako surowca do syntezy tworzyw i paliw, do ekstrakcji w przemyśle spożywczym i perfumeryjnym, do przenoszenia ciepła i chłodu w ciepłownictwie i chłodnictwie oraz do hodowli genetycznie zmodyfikowanych alg służących do produkcji biopaliw. Wskazano także na możliwości redukcji stężenia CO2 w atmosferze poprzez antropogeniczną modyfikację naturalnych przepływów pomiędzy podsystemami w ekosystemie Ziemi.
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