The Global Development, Challenges, and Prospects of Carbon Capture, Utilization, and Storage Technology

This review provides a comprehensive examination of Carbon Capture, Utilization, and Storage (CCUS) technologies, focusing on their advancements, challenges, and future prospects. It begins with an overview of carbon capture methods, including pre-combustion, post-combustion, and oxy-fuel combustion techniques, highlighting recent technological improvements and associated challenges. The review then explores various carbon utilization strategies, such as chemical conversion, biological processes, and mineralization, discussing emerging technologies, potential applications, and the economic and environmental benefits of utilizing captured CO 2 . The discussion on carbon storage covers geological options like saline aquifers and depleted oil and gas fields, as well as recent advancements in monitoring and safety measures. The review assesses long-term stability and the risks linked to CO2 storage. In addressing the integration and optimization of CCUS systems, it evaluates the synergies between capture, utilization, and storage, includes techno-economic analyses of integrated systems, and presents case studies of successful CCUS projects. Economic feasibility and scalability are scrutinized through cost analysis, barriers to large-scale implementation, and the role of policy and regulatory frameworks. The review also identifies key research gaps, explores innovation potential, and provides strategic recommendations for advancing CCUS adoption. In conclusion, the findings underscore the essential role of CCUS in mitigating climate change, while highlighting the need for continued innovation, policy support, and cost reductions to enable its widespread deployment and effectiveness.

Carbon capture, utilization, and storage (CCUS) consists of several technologies that are capable of playing significant and diverse roles in the achievement of global energy and climate goals under the context of energy transition. It forms a relevant technological approach for capturing carbon and delivering a net zero energy system. Currently, CCUS projects are mainly taking place in developed countries, with some of them having specific promotion policies such as 45Q under IRA in the US. Several of the current CCUS activities take the form of enhanced oil recovery (EOR). CCS have a value chain comprising the CO2 capture, compression and liquefaction, transportation (by pipeline or ships), and storage (e.g., underground in saline aquifer or depleted reservoirs). CCU shares some of the CCS value chain elements, except storage, as it consists of techniques and initiatives that convert captured emitted carbons into useful products. Hence, adopting a qualitative research methodology, this study explores the concept and relevancy of CCUS in achieving net zero emissions using hydrogel as a case study. This study aims for the implementation of a new CCUS value chain that involves products based on carbon sequestration in land-based carbon dioxide removal (CDR), leading to a high potential for mitigating carbon emissions. Consequently, CCUS is vital to attenuate the problems of climate change, as it plays a key role in decarbonizing and facing the challenge of anthropogenic CO2 emissions, in addition to providing a long-term alternative compatible with sustainable development. Based on its properties and characteristics, especially as a polymeric electrolyte with a high capacity for conducting physical separation, this study proposes hydrogel as a viable technique for the maximum capture of atmospheric carbon. Such captured carbon is then utilized for various applications or stored appropriately. This study concludes with a highlight of specific lessons learned in this regard, and the major challenges observed with this CCUS technique.

Morphic Technology uses enzymes to capture and convert CO 2

Background Carbon capture, utilisation, and storage (CCUS) technologies are emerging into the public arena as increasingly-discussed measures of climate change mitigation, and research into the complexities of public perception of these technologies is intensifying. Narratives, or storytelling, have emerged as a potential key shaper of public opinion of novel technologies, including CCUS. Methods In this paper, we aim to contribute to this research by identifying and analysing media and institutional narratives around CCUS in three EU countries. We use the Narrative Policy Framework to analyse publications over a two-year time period with respect to key components of storytelling, such as plots and characters. Results We find that overall, CCUS is still a relatively niche topic mostly discussed in an informative and neutral way, but that significant differences emerge between countries and across time in how emotionally charged “stories” around CCUS are being created. Conclusions Our results offer insights into the mechanics of how CCUS transforms from an abstract, unknown set of technologies to being part of stories designed to appeal to the public, with important consequences for public attitudes and perceptions.

Carbon dioxide capture, utilization, and storage (CCUS) technology is an emerging technology with large-scale emission reduction potential and an essential component of the global response to climate change to achieve net-zero goals. As the two most important countries in global climate governance, it is necessary to review and examine the current status and trends of research in the field of CCUS in China and the USA. This paper uses bibliometric tools to review and analyze peer-reviewed articles in the Web of Science from both countries during 2000-2022. The results show a significant increase in research interest among scholars from both countries. The number of publications in the CCUS field in China and the USA was 1196 and 1302, respectively, showing an increasing trend. China and the USA have become the most influential countries in CCUS. And the USA has a more significant academic influence on a global scale. Furthermore, the research hotspots in the field of CCUS are diverse and differentiated.That is, China and the USA pay attention to different research hotspots or have different focuses in different periods. This paper also finds that new capture materials and technology development, geological storage monitoring and early warning, CO2 utilization and new energy development, sustainable business models, incentive policies and measures, and public awareness are critical directions for future research in the field of CCUS, to provide a comprehensive review and comparison of CCUS technology development in China and the USA. It helps to gain insight into the research differences and linkages between the two countries in the field of CCUS and identify the research gaps between them. And place some consensus that policymakers can use.

Numerous carbon capture, utilization, and storage (CCUS) technologies are under development to reduce CO2 emissions. To evaluate the status of a CCUS technology under development and identify potential gaps for further advancement, we have established a new technology assessment framework and are developing a decision-making tool, the technology development matrix (TDM), starting with available carbon capture technology (CCT) data. TDM is a data inventory system and screening tool. As a screening tool, it can be used for resource allocation decisions in research, development, and deployment (RD&D) by academia, government, and industry. It shares data with techno-economic analysis (TEA) and life-cycle assessment (LCA) tools as an inventory system. By using available data, this TDM framework has been demonstrated on amine-based (monoethanolamine) absorption post-combustion CO2 capture, for pulverized coal (PC) power plant flue gas, as the best available technology (BAT) for comparison. Three groups of promising post-combustion CCTs under development are presented as Alternative Technology (Alt Tech) case studies, including membrane, solid adsorption, and calcium-based chemical looping. By using available data, preliminary analysis enabled technology benchmarking and highlighted knowledge, data, and technology gaps, all providing potential future RD&D focus.

Technical and economic prospects of CCUS projects in Russia

Carbon capture, utilization, and storage (CCUS) technology is widely recognized as a key solution for mitigating global climate change. Consequently, it has received significant attention from countries worldwide. However, carbon dioxide corrosion poses a significant challenge to CCUS and represents a bottleneck to the large-scale development and application of this technology. To mitigate this issue, this review starts with a discussion of corrosion problems in CCUS. Later, the fundamentals of the carbon dioxide corrosion mechanism are introduced. Then, the influences of various factors that affect the corrosion are highlighted, such as water content, pH, flow rate, etc. Afterward, we summarize the commonly used methods for corrosion protection, with a particular focus on inhibitor, given their eco-friendly and effective nature. Lastly, challenges and prospects are discussed to motivate future studies on developing novel, high-performance green inhibitor and studying the corresponding protection mechanisms, hoping to make some contributions to carbon emission reduction.

The application of Carbon Capture, Utilisation, and Storage (CCUS) technologies creates a CCUS supply chain, in which internal carbon trading agreements among supply chain participants are formed. Such agreements are highly beneficial, prompting participants to consider cooperative investment in CCUS technologies.Given participants’ tendency for such cooperation and digital technologies’ pivotal role in cost-effective internal carbon trading, this paper proposes a novel biform game model framework to optimise competitiveand cooperative strategies within the supply chain. Findings reveal that cooperative investment strategies induce Pareto improvements in the application levels of digital and CCUS technologies. The increased production cost savings from carbon utilisation will encourage participants to improve the application levels of digital and CCUS technologies. When cooperative opportunity costs fall within a certain threshold range, the supplier will cooperate with the manufacturer to invest in CCUS technologies. Our findings provide new insights into the strategic management of supply chains digitalisation.

The energy-intensive petrochemical industry contributes 14 % of global industrial emissions. In the face of climate change, there is an urgent need for the petrochemical industry transition to low carbon manufacturing. Deployment of carbon capture, utilization and storage (CCUS) technologies can effectively reduce carbon emissions from the petrochemical industry. However, the large-scale deployment of CCUS faces the obstacles of high energy consumption and high cost. Artificial intelligence (AI) has shown great potential to accelerate the large-scale deployment of CCUS in the petrochemical industry. Nevertheless, most AI-based approaches are still largely at the research stage and not yet widely adopted in industrial practice. This paper explores four aspects of AI for petrochemical industry to reduce CO 2 emission, including the solvent selection and design for carbon capture, catalyst design for CO 2 utilisation, hybrid process modelling for optimal design and operation, and life cycle sustainability assessment. We evaluate different promising approaches for AI in each aspect and highlight our key findings, with the goal to accelerate the petrochemical industry transition to carbon neutrality.

The roles of carbon capture, utilization and storage in the transition to a low-carbon energy system using a stochastic optimal scheduling approach

Research progress and prospects for synergistic CO₂ enhanced oil recovery and sequestration technologies

Carbon Capture, Utilization, and Storage (CCUS) technology is essential for mitigating climate change as it captures CO2 and either utilizes it for chemical applications or stores it in geological formations [...]

Addressing the grand challenge of climate change, carbon capture, utilization, and storage (CCUS) technologies have gained significant attention. However, the high energy consumption of conventional CCUS limits its economic feasibility for widespread application. Drawing inspiration from nature, using sustainable solar irradiation to drive CCUS offers a promising solution, with the core challenge being the development of efficient solar-driven catalysts for CO2 upcycling, akin to natural photosynthesis. This review comprehensively explores the structure–activity relationship of nanocatalysts in three solar-driven catalytic CO2 reduction systems: photocatalytic CO2 reduction, plasmonic catalytic CO2 reduction, and photoelectrocatalytic CO2 reduction. The paper begins with an introduction to the fundamental theories, thermodynamics, kinetics, reaction mechanisms, and key factors involved in these solar-driven CO2 reduction processes. It then focuses on applying photocatalysts (PC) with various structures, including multidimensional structures, junctions, and metallic or alloy compositions, which enhance light absorption, facilitate charge transfer, electron–hole pair separation, and increase active sites. In photoelectrocatalytic (PEC), metal–semiconductor junctions enhance product selectivity, while semiconductor–semiconductor junctions improve overall efficiency. In plasmonic photocatalysis (PPC), introducing localized surface plasmon resonance (LSPR) metals and bimetallic nanocatalysts significantly boosts the efficiency and selectivity of CO2 conversion through hot-electron participation. By thoroughly analyzing the performance of various catalysts in different solar reaction systems, this review aims to provide a scientific foundation and innovative ideas for future research, advancing sustainable CO2 reduction technology development.Graphical

The rapid increase in the number of greenhouse gases that may be attributed to anthropogenic activity has led to a significant rise in the average surface temperature of the globe, which in turn has caused global warming. These impacts are assessed using an indication such as global warming potential, represented in units of carbon dioxide equivalent and used to show a region's overall carbon footprint. Human activities' influence on the environment may be measured using a “carbon footprint,” which refers to the total amount of greenhouse gases those activities generate. Carbon Capture Utilization and Storage (CCUS) will play a significant and essential part in India's efforts to cut its CO2 emissions in half by the year 2050 and reach net-zero emissions by 2070. This study identified prospective sources of CO2 emissions from various sectors in India. Additionally, this study investigates the technology for CO2 capture, utilization, and potential storage in India.