Process of CO₂ Capture and Conversion

Dear Colleagues,

The significant increase in CO₂ emission, from 280 ppm in 1760 to 410 ppm in 2020, has become a serious global warming problem, resulting in a series of severe climate and environmental changes. Emissions of CO₂ are mainly attributed to fossil fuel consumption; in particular, the power generation sector emits the most CO₂, followed by industrial and transportation vehicles. Therefore, there is an urgent requirement for CO₂ reduction, which is recognized by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), and the introduction of relevant policies and regulations.

CO₂ capture and conversion represent a more sustainable process that can partially close the carbon cycle. It is attractive to store the excess and uncertain supply of energy from renewable sources to stable chemical energy (i.e., methane, syngas, or liquid chemicals). There are many effective CO₂ utilization routes, including thermal catalysis, photocatalysis, electronic catalysis, plasma catalysis, etc. Although considerable progress has been made, more extensive and in-depth research is still needed to achieve industrialization.

This Special Issue on “Process of CO₂ Capture and Conversion” seeks high-quality reviews and research works that involve CO₂ capture and catalytic conversion processes. Topics include, but are not limited to:

• Pre-combustion carbon capture;
• Post-combustion carbon capture;
• Oxy-fuel combustion;
• Direct air capture (DAC);
• Biological carbon capture;
• Chemical looping;
• Calcium looping;
• CO₂ hydrogenation;
• Integrated carbon capture and utilization;
• Techno-economic analysis of carbon capture and conversion process;
• Life cycle assessment for carbon capture technologies development.

Dr. Yongqing Xu
Dr. Shuzhuang Sun
Dr. Xuan Bie
Dr. IWei Wang
Dr. Yuchuan Feng
Guest Editors

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• CO₂ capture
• calcium looping
• chemical looping
• CO₂ hydrogenation
• integrated CO₂ capture and utilization