Selection of a technique to separate carbon dioxide from methane for recovery of natural gas at Lake Kivu
Date
2024-02
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University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg
Abstract
Lake Kivu is situated between the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Rwanda. It is known to contain large amount of dissolved carbon dioxide and methane. It is termed a killer lake due to the toxic nature of these gases, which could emerge on the surface during a catastrophic eruption and cause massive devastation in this region. Extracting these toxic gases proves to be crucial to avoid natural disasters and to afford economic benefits in the form of electricity generation or energy export.
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A research report submitted to the Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science in Engineering in the School of Chemical and Metallurgical Engineering, in 2024.
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Natural gas extraction, Carboin dioxide, Methane, Degassing of Lake Kivu, Absorption, Adsorption, Cold separation, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Rwanda, UCTD
Citation
Ntini, Hermann Ekini. (2024). Selection of a technique to separate carbon dioxide from methane for recovery of natural gas at Lake Kivu. [Master's dissertation, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg]. WIReDSpace. https://hdl.handle.net/10539/38880