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Recent advances in carbon capture storage and utilisation technologies: a review

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Osman, Ahmed I., Hefny, Mahmoud, Abdel Maksoud, M. I. A., Elgarahy, Ahmed M., Rooney, David W.·2021·Environmental Chemistry Letters

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Human activities have led to a massive increase in $$\hbox {CO}_{2}$$ CO 2 emissions as a primary greenhouse gas that is contributing to climate change with higher than $$1\,^{\circ }\hbox {C}$$ 1 ∘ C global warming than that of the pre-industrial level. We evaluate the three major technologies that are utilised for carbon capture: pre-combustion, post-combustion and oxyfuel combustion. We review the advances in carbon capture, storage and utilisation. We compare carbon uptake technologies with techniques of carbon dioxide separation. Monoethanolamine is the most common carbon sorbent; yet it requires a high regeneration energy of 3.5 GJ per tonne of $$\hbox {CO}_{2}$$ CO 2 . Alternatively, recent advances in sorbent technology reveal novel solvents such as a modulated amine blend with lower regeneration energy of 2.17 GJ per tonne of $$\hbox {CO}_{2}$$ CO 2 . Graphene-type materials show $$\hbox {CO}_{2}$$ CO 2 adsorption capacity of 0.07 mol/g, which is 10 times higher than that of specific types of activated carbon, zeolites and metal–organic frameworks. $$\hbox {CO}_{2}$$ CO 2 geosequestration provides an efficient and long-term strategy for storing the captured $$\hbox {CO}_{2}$$ CO 2 in geological formations with a global storage capacity factor at a Gt-scale within operational timescales. Regarding the utilisation route, currently, the gross global utilisation of $$\hbox {CO}_{2}$$ CO 2 is lower than 200 million tonnes per year, which is roughly negligible compared with the extent of global anthropogenic $$\hbox {CO}_{2}$$ CO 2 emissions, which is higher than 32,000 million tonnes per year. Herein, we review different $$\hbox {CO}_{2}$$ CO 2 utilisation methods such as direct routes, i.e. beverage carbonation, food packaging and oil recovery, chemical industries and fuels. Moreover, we investigated additional $$\hbox {CO}_{2}$$ CO 2 utilisation for base-load power generation, seasonal energy storage, and district cooling and cryogenic direct air $$\hbox {CO}_{2}$$ CO 2 capture using geothermal energy. Through bibliometric mapping, we identified the research gap in the literature within this field which requires future investigations, for instance, designing new and stable ionic liquids, pore size and selectivity of metal–organic frameworks and enhancing the adsorption capacity of novel solvents. Moreover, areas such as techno-economic evaluation of novel solvents, process design and dynamic simulation require further effort as well as research and development before pilot- and commercial-scale trials.

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  • Post-combustion capture systems are ideal for retrofit projects and have a wide range of applications.

    “However, post-combustion capture systems are ideal for retrofit projects and have a wide range of applications (Fawzy et al. 2020; Osman et al. 2020).”

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  • Carbon capture, utilization and storage (CCUS) is an emerging technology that can play a pivotal role in achieving carbon emission reductions.

    “In conclusion, carbon capture, utilization and storage, where carbon captured can be stored or utilized in production of chemicals, algae, and concrete building materials is an emerging technology that can play a pivotal role in achieving carbon emission reductions.”

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Authors
Osman, A. I., Hefny, M., Abdel Maksoud, M. I. A., Elgarahy, A. M., & Rooney, D. W.
Affiliations
  • Queen's University Belfast (GB)
  • South Valley University (EG)
  • Port Said University (EG)
Corresponding author
Osman, Ahmed I.
Venue
Environmental Chemistry Letters
Published
2020-11-22
Volume
19
Issue
2
Pages
797-849
ISSN
  • 1610-3653 (ISSN-L)
  • 1610-3661
OpenAlex
W3108603965
Cited by
862
References
318
Citations by year
2026: 118 · 2025: 193 · 2024: 181 · 2023: 173 · 2022: 133 · 2021: 64
FWCI
45.49
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
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  • Environmental Chemistry Letters (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • Research Portal (Queen's University Belfast) (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • Repository for Publications and Research Data (ETH Zurich) (submittedVersion, cc-by)
  • ETH Zürich Research Collection (cc-by)
Funders
  • Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EP/S025545/1)
  • Queen's University of Belfast
Topics
  • Physical Sciences › Engineering › Mechanical Engineering › Carbon Dioxide Capture Technologies
  • Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Environmental Engineering › CO2 Sequestration and Geologic Interactions
  • Physical Sciences › Engineering › Mechanical Engineering › Industrial Gas Emission Control
Keywords
CO2 capture, carbon capture and storage, carbon capture and utilization, CO2 emissions, pre-combustion capture, post-combustion CO2 capture, oxy-fuel combustion, monoethanolamine, amine solvents, CO2 sorbents, graphene-based adsorbents, metal-organic frameworks, CO2 utilization, food packaging, enhanced oil recovery, baseload power, seasonal energy storage, district cooling, direct air capture, geothermal energy, CO2 separation

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