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40.7%, with total CO 2 emissions reduced by 82.0?88.4%, This results in a decrease in total CO 2 emissions to less than 5g CO 2 /MJ F-T product, compared to a range of 27.0 It was found that increased process efficiency and significantly reduced CO 2 emission could be realized by recycling some unreacted syngas to reforming and F?T
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The US Energy Information Administration (EIA) forecasts that US energy-related carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) emissions will decline by 11% in 2020. In EIA’s latest Short-Term Energy Outlook , US energy-related CO 2 emissions are forecast to fall more than the 5% decline in gross domestic product (GDP) in 2020. Source: U.S. Source: U.S.
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