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A special issue of Energies (ISSN 1996-1073). This special issue belongs to the section "B3: Carbon Emission and Utilization".

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Dr. Humbul Suleman

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School of Computing, Engineering & Digital Technologies, Teesside University, Middlesbrough TS1 3BX, UK
Interests: pre- and post combustion carbon capture, direct air carbon capture, modelling of carbon capture systems
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Dr. Rizwan Nasir

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Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Jeddah, Jeddah 21959, Saudi Arabia
Interests: membrane technology; gas separation membranes; water treatment through membrane; material development
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Dear Colleagues,

Carbon dioxide (CO₂) is the largest global greenhouse gas emitted to the atmosphere and is therefore a prime driver of climate change. Bringing us to the precipice of the climate emergency, levels of atmospheric CO₂ have shown a sustained rise over the past 30 years, despite efforts to curb emissions. If levels of atmospheric CO₂ continue to rise, the increase in average global temperature will overshoot the 2^oC limit established by the Paris Agreement. This will have adverse effects on ecosystems and the services and livelihoods they sustain.

Nations worldwide have set an ambitious target of achieving net zero-carbon emissions by 2050, which can only be achieved through a broad suite of technologies. Carbon Capture, Utilisation and Storage (CCUS) is a suite of emerging technologies targeted at mitigating climate change. Without them, achieving a net-zero scenario is impossible, as they offer a reduction in new emissions from key sectors and remove CO₂ from the air to balance emissions.

The International Energy Agency’s (IEA) “Energy Technology Perspectives 2020 report” emphasises that CCUS must be one of the key pillars of the global energy transition. By combining it with bioenergy or capturing CO₂ directly from air, CCUS can potentially generate negative emissions. A lot of research is being performed in these technology sectors and many potential technologies are under pilot study or near commercialisation.

This Special Issue explores and promotes research and applications in the field of CCUS to achieve carbon neutral processes, clean energy development, safe storage methods and climate change mitigation at large.

Potential topics include, but are not limited to, the following:

Pre- and post-combustion carbon capture from the chemical process industry—technologies and methodologies;
Carbon capture and storage applications in power generation;
Direct air carbon capture;
CO₂ transmission in pipelines;
Bioenergy with Carbon Capture and Storage;
Negative emissions technologies;
The thermal, electrochemical, and photochemical conversion of CO₂ into fuels and chemicals;
The biological utilisation of CO₂ into value-added products;
The CO₂ mineralisation into inorganic materials;
System optimisation, digital twins, and decision-making models;
Techno-economic feasibility and life-cycle analysis evaluation of CCUS;
Risk assessment, intelligent monitoring, advanced sensors, and process control of CCUS processes;
Supply chain, economics, social factors, governmental policies, and regulations regarding CCUS applications.

Dr. Humbul Suleman
Dr. Rizwan Nasir
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Keywords

Carbon capture
Carbon storage
Carbon utilisation
Net-zero emissions
Carbon neutral process
Clean energy
Low carbon
CO2 economy
Energy transition
Negative carbon emissions
Future energy systems
CO2 sequestration
CCUS plants
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Design and Analysis of Novel CO₂ Conditioning Process in Ship-Based CCS

by Wentao Gong, Eryk Remiezowicz, Philip Loldrup Fosbøl and Nicolas von Solms

Energies 2022, 15(16), 5928; https://doi.org/10.3390/en15165928 - 16 Aug 2022

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In this work, CO₂ conditioning processes for ship-based CCS sequestration are modelled using the software APSEN HYSYS V11. This study uses the captured CO₂ gas from the 3D project as the feed. The feed stream contains water, H₂S, and CO as contaminants. The purification processes for dehydration, desulfurization, and CO removal are reviewed. Two liquefaction approaches, the open-cycle and the closed-cycle liquefaction, are modelled and compared for transport pressures 7 and 15 bar. It is found that the energy requirement of the open-cycle process is higher than that of the closed-cycle liquefaction process. For the closed-cycle design, two refrigerants, ammonia and propane, are considered. Results show that the energy requirement of the process using ammonia is lower than that of propane. When comparing the two transport pressures, it is found that liquefaction at 15 bar requires less energy than 7 bar. On top of that, both refrigerants are unsuited for the liquefaction of CO₂ at 7 bar, as their operating pressures are below 1 atm. Several optimization concepts are tested on the closed-cycle liquefaction design. The net power consumption of the closed-cycle liquefaction is reduced when CO₂ is precooled using the intermediate pressure ammonia streams and the cold from the CO stripper. Full article

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Metal–Organic Frameworks (MOFs) Containing Adsorbents for Carbon Capture

by Linda Ansone-Bertina, Viesturs Ozols, Lauris Arbidans, Linda Dobkevica, Kristaps Sarsuns, Edgars Vanags and Maris Klavins

Energies 2022, 15(9), 3473; https://doi.org/10.3390/en15093473 - 9 May 2022

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In this study, new composite materials of montmorillonite, biochar, or aerosil, containing metal–organic frameworks (MOF) were synthesized in situ. Overall, three different MOFs—CuBTC, UTSA-16, and UiO-66-BTEC—were used. Obtained adsorbents were characterized using powder X-ray diffraction, thermogravimetric analysis, nitrogen adsorption porosimetry, scanning electron microscopy, energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy, and Fourier transform infrared spectrophotometry. Additionally, the content of metallic and nonmetallic elements was determined to investigate the crystalline structure, surface morphology, thermal stability of the obtained MOF-composites, etc. Cyclic CO₂ adsorption analysis was performed using the thermogravimetric approach, modeling adsorption from flue gasses. In our study, the addition of aerosil to CuBTC (CuBTC-A-15) enhanced the sorbed CO₂ amount by 90.2% and the addition of biochar (CuBTC-BC-5) increased adsorbed the CO₂ amount by 75.5% in comparison to pristine CuBTC obtained in this study. Moreover, the addition of montmorillonite (CuBTC-Mt-15) increased the adsorbed amount of CO₂ by 27%. CuBTC-A-15 and CuBTC-BC-5 are considered to be the most perspective adsorbents, capturing 3.7 mmol/g CO₂ and showing good stability after 20 adsorption-desorption cycles. Full article

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Recent Advances in the Synthesis, Application and Economic Feasibility of Ionic Liquids and Deep Eutectic Solvents for CO₂ Capture: A Review

by Syed Awais Ali, Waqad Ul Mulk, Zahoor Ullah, Haris Khan, Afrah Zahid, Mansoor Ul Hassan Shah and Syed Nasir Shah

Energies 2022, 15(23), 9098; https://doi.org/10.3390/en15239098 - 30 Nov 2022

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Global warming is one of the major problems in the developing world, and one of the major causes of global warming is the generation of carbon dioxide (CO₂) because of the burning of fossil fuels. Burning fossil fuels to meet the energy demand of households and industries is unavoidable. The current commercial and experimental techniques used for capturing and storing CO₂ have serious operational and environmental constraints. The amine-based absorption technique for CO₂ capture has a low absorption and desorption ratio, and the volatile and corrosive nature of the solvent further complicates the situation. To overcome all of these problems, researchers have used ionic liquids (ILs) and deep eutectic solvents (DESs) as a replacement for commercial amine-based solvents. ILs and deep eutectic solvents are tunable solvents that have a very low vapor pressure, thus making them an ideal medium for CO₂ capture. Moreover, most ionic liquids and deep eutectic solvents have low toxicity and can be recycled without a significant loss in their CO₂ capture capability. This paper first gives a brief overview of the ILs and DESs used for CO₂ capture, followed by the functionalization of ILs to enhance CO₂ capture. Moreover, it provides details on the conversion of CO₂ into different valuable products using ILs and DESs, along with an economic perspective on using both of these solvents for CO₂ capture. Furthermore, it provides insight into the difficulties and drawbacks that are faced by industries when using ILs and DESs. Full article

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RETRACTED: Gas Hydrate-Based CO₂ Capture: A Journey from Batch to Continuous

by Adeel ur Rehman and Bhajan Lal

Energies 2022, 15(21), 8309; https://doi.org/10.3390/en15218309 - 7 Nov 2022

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Future carbon dioxide capture and storage (CCS) will be impacted by the new scenario in which the energy supply rapidly shifts from oil-based to natural gas-based means, but this shift also presents an opportunity to utilize natural gas hydrates (NGHs). This review discusses the present state of CCS research and development, the advantages of the various approaches, and the barriers to commercialization that exist today. It also provides an evaluation of certain practical small- and large-scale CCS applications. The high initial investment, as well as ongoing maintenance costs, plague today’s commercially accessible CO₂ capture technologies, including absorption, adsorption, membranes, and cryogenic separation. Gas hydrate-based capture has the potential to become the dominant method for CO₂ separation because of the high recovery rates and purity it provides. Hydrate-based technologies, including CO₂ capture, CO₂ separation, and transportation, can also be used to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and have excellent application potential. Despite this, the potential of technology based on gas hydrates to help reduce the effects of climate change in the future has received little attention. This study discusses cosmopolitan energy provision and environmental challenges and conversions, and the role of gas hydrates in the carbon cycle. This paper summarizes the state-of-the-art developments in hydrate-based reactors, thereby providing a perspective on the roles of NGHs in the future energy supply and climate change mitigation. In all these areas, we focus on identifying future CCS challenges and the technological development risk in gas hydrate-based systems, which should be highlighted in the next several decades. Full article

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Carbon Capture and Utilization: A Bibliometric Analysis from 2007–2021

by Muhammad Nawaz, Humbul Suleman and Abdulhalim Shah Maulud

Energies 2022, 15(18), 6611; https://doi.org/10.3390/en15186611 - 9 Sep 2022

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It is widely accepted that carbon capture and utilization technologies are an effective way of lowering the amount of greenhouse gases released into the atmosphere. A bibliometric analysis is presented in this article to investigate the development of carbon capture and utilization. The study was conducted to identify the trends in publishing, dominant contributing authors, institutions, countries, potential publishing sources, and the most cited publications in this research area. A total of 4204 articles published between 2007 and 2021 were analyzed, covering 13,272 authors, 727 journals, and 88 countries. The findings indicate that the most productive and influential authors have British and American affiliations. The United States, the United Kingdom, and China have conducted most studies on the aforementioned topic. Imperial College London, United Kingdom, has the highest number of publications in this field of research. Furthermore, the collaborative analysis was developed by creating links between the keywords, published information, authors, institutions, and countries. In addition, the discussion highlights the tremendous development in the research area of carbon capture and utilization, especially with a focus on the exponential rise in the number of yearly publications. Full article

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