Carbon Capture, Separation and Utilization
A special issue of Separations (ISSN 2297-8739). This special issue belongs to the section "Analysis of Energies".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (24 January 2024) | Viewed by 2275
Special Issue Editors
Interests: low-carbon technology; sustainable energy; energy material; process simulation; heat/mass transfer
Interests: gas separation; CO2 capture; polymeric membrane; membrane separation; membrane contactor; membrane absorption; modeling; membrane preparation; membrane characterization
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
We are excited to announce a call for papers for a Special Issue focusing on “Carbon Capture, Separation and Utilization”.
The emission of CO2 is intricately linked to human activities across various sectors, including energy, agriculture, industry, and waste management. Alarmingly, energy-related only CO2 emissions has reached an all-time high of over 36.8 Gt in the past 2022. This surge in emissions has raised global concerns about greenhouse effects and environmental issues. Consequently, reducing CO2 emissions has become a crucial objective in many leading countries, which possesses challenges and also opportunities for developing advanced technologies for carbon capture, separation, and utilization.
Addressing the issue of CO2 emission requires a diverse range of technologies because the emission of CO2 varies in terms of locations, modes, volumes, and sources across the planet. Substantial research efforts have been devoted to reducing CO2 emissions from fossil fuel combustion, as it accounts for approximately 40% of total emissions. Available technologies include reducing CO2 formation prior to fuel combustion and also capturing CO2 from flue gas streams. Recent advancements have also been made in areas such as direct CO2 capture from ambient air, downstream utilization of CO2 for enhanced oil/brine recovery, and CO2-to-fuel conversions.
Therefore, we invite researchers to contribute their latest research and insights to this Special Issue. We welcome papers that encompass a wide range of topics related to CO2 capture, separation, and utilization. The preferred paper scope includes, but is not limited to, pre- and post-combustion carbon capture technologies, CO2 capture from the ambient environment, CO2 utilization in natural resources extraction, CO2 conversion to value-added products, and novel materials with the potential to mitigate CO2 emissions.
Dr. Yifu Li
Dr. Zhien Zhang
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- carbon capture
- CO2 utilization
- separation technologies
- CO2 conversions
- advanced combustion technologies
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