On anthropogenic carbon sources in the chemical industry

In today's world, the chemical industry is prosperous, but the impact of anthropogenic carbon sources is becoming more and more obvious. In the chemical industry, all kinds of processes are complicated, and they are closely related to anthropogenic carbon sources.

In chemical production, the mining and processing of raw materials are the first to involve anthropogenic carbon sources. Ore mining and fuel oil refining consume huge energy and release a lot of carbon. For example, coal is a common raw material in chemical industry. Its mining and transportation cause carbon in coal to enter the atmosphere as dust and greenhouse gases, which is an important anthropogenic carbon source.

In the chemical process, the reaction conditions are strict, and the operations such as heating and pressurization are frequent. Using fossil fuels as energy sources, carbon surges out in the state of carbon dioxide during combustion. All kinds of chemical reactions may also generate carbon-containing by-products. If not handled properly, it will also increase human-made carbon sources. For example, a chemical production synthesizes something, and at the end of the reaction, a large amount of carbon-containing waste gas remains, which is not properly captured and purified, and is directly discharged into the environment, causing carbon to be added to the environment.

Furthermore, the use and disposal of chemical products are also related to human-made carbon sources. Plastic products are widely used in various fields. They are discarded, degraded slowly, or incinerated, which all cause carbon to escape. Another example is chemical fiber fabrics, which are washed and worn, and microfibers carry carbon into the water ecology, and eventually into the atmosphere, which are new human-made carbon sources.

To reduce human-made carbon sources in the chemical field, we should take a multi-pronged approach. Technological innovation is essential to develop clean and efficient energy, replace fossil fuels, and control combustion carbon emissions. Improve the process to make the reaction complete and reduce carbon generation of by-products. And improve the product recovery system, increase the research and development of degradable materials, make the carbon cycle orderly and reduce the environmental carbon negative. In this way, the chemical industry can be harmonious with the ecology and prosper for a long time.