A call to (green) arms: a rallying cry for green chemistry and engineering for CO2 capture, utilisation and storage

2018 ◽  
Vol 20 (22) ◽  
pp. 5058-5081 ◽  
Author(s):  
Julien Leclaire ◽  
David J. Heldebrant

Chemists, engineers, scientists, lend us your ears… Carbon capture, utilisation, and storage (CCUS) is among the largest challenges on the horizon and we need your help.

Author(s):  
Ryohei Sato ◽  
Yutaka Amao

In order to establish carbon capture, utilization, and storage (CCUS) technology, we focused on the system consisting of two different biocatalysts (formate dehydrogenase from Candida boidinii; CbFDH and carbonic anhydrase...


Energies ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (21) ◽  
pp. 5692 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marta G. Plaza ◽  
Sergio Martínez ◽  
Fernando Rubiera

The implementation of carbon capture, use, and storage in the cement industry is a necessity, not an option, if the climate targets are to be met. Although no capture technology has reached commercial scale demonstration in the cement sector yet, much progress has been made in the last decade. This work intends to provide a general overview of the CO2 capture technologies that have been evaluated so far in the cement industry at the pilot scale, and also about the current plans for future commercial demonstration.


Author(s):  
Yingchao Hu ◽  
Ruicheng Fu ◽  
Wenqiang Liu ◽  
Dingding Yao ◽  
Shuiping Yan

Carbon capture and storage (CCS) technology has been broadly recognized as having the potentials to play a key role in mitigating the climate changes induced by enormous emissions of greenhouse...


Energies ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (6) ◽  
pp. 1129 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sara Restrepo-Valencia ◽  
Arnaldo Walter

For significantly reducing greenhouse gas emissions, those from electricity generation should be negative by the end of the century. In this sense, bio-energy with carbon capture and storage (BECCS) technology in sugarcane mills could be crucial. This paper presents a technical and economic assessment of BECCS systems in a typical Brazilian sugarcane mill, considering the adoption of advanced—although commercial—steam cogeneration systems. The technical results are based on computational simulations, considering CO2 capture both from fermentation (released during ethanol production) and due to biomass combustion. The post combustion capture technology based on amine was considered integrated to the mill and to the cogeneration system. A range of energy requirements and costs were taken from the literature, and different milling capacities and capturing rates were considered. Results show that CO2 capture from both flows is technically feasible. Capturing CO2 from fermentation is the alternative that should be prioritized as energy requirements for capturing from combustion are meaningful, with high impacts on surplus electricity. In the reference case, the cost of avoided CO2 emissions was estimated at 62 €/t CO2, and this can be reduced to 59 €/t CO2 in case of more efficient technologies, or even to 48 €/t CO2 in case of larger plants.


Author(s):  
Alexey Cherepovitsyn ◽  
Tatiana Chvileva ◽  
Sergey Fedoseev

The problem of global warming is a key challenge. One means to prevent climate change is to reduce the concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. This can be achieved using CO2 capture and storage (CCS) technology. Due to the relative novelty of the technology, low level of experience, and high risk of implementation, in practice society often displays a negative attitude towards CCS projects. Thus, it is necessary to develop a targeted strategy to popularize CO2 capture and storage technology. Based on an extensive literature review and the experience of implementation of CCS projects in different countries, this study demonstrates the necessity of applying the deficit, contextual, lay expertise, and public participation models to promote CCS technology. As a result, the factors influencing the choice of promotion tools are identified, and the measures to popularize CCS technology, depending on the stage of its implementation, are determined. Recommendations for the improvement of CCS public databases are developed. The methodologies used this study include case studies, system-oriented analysis, and stakeholder management tools.


2018 ◽  
Vol 20 (25) ◽  
pp. 17117-17124 ◽  
Author(s):  
Raul Morales-Salvador ◽  
Ángel Morales-García ◽  
Francesc Viñes ◽  
Francesc Illas

The performance of novel two-dimensional nitrides in carbon capture and storage (CCS) is analyzed for a broad range of pressures and temperatures.


Energies ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 11 (10) ◽  
pp. 2787 ◽  
Author(s):  
Valentina Kashintseva ◽  
Wadim Strielkowski ◽  
Justas Streimikis ◽  
Tatiana Veynbender

This paper discusses and elicits consumer attitudes towards industrial carbon dioxide (CO2) capture and storage (ICCS) products and technologies. It presents a comprehensive review of the relevant research literature on consumer attitudes towards ICCS represented by the willingness-to-pay (WTP) and willingness-to-accept (WTA) negative externalities and outcomes of the carbon capture and storage (the so-called “not-in-my-backyard” (NIMBY) approach). In addition, it employs a concise empirical model that uses the data from the online questionnaire survey conducted in 7 European Union (EU) countries with and without ICSS sites. Our results demonstrate that having at least one ICCS site significantly reduces the WTA for the ICCS products and technologies. It is shown that further increase of ICCS sites, including those in the neighboring regions and countries, leads to the increase of negative consumer attitudes to the ICCS technologies and renewable energy policies. It becomes apparent that the majority of consumers are willing to support industrial CO2 capture and storage only if it happens far away from their dwellings. The outcomes of this paper might be informative for the EU local industries and policy-makers who are planning the location of ICCS sites and optimizing the public support for their endeavors. Moreover, they might be relevant for the stakeholders dealing with the threat of climate change and the necessity for the decarbonization of the economy.


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