Pub Date : 2026-03-01Epub Date: 2025-12-24DOI: 10.1016/j.ccst.2025.100559
Gokhan Onder Aksu, Seda Keskin
Covalent organic frameworks (COFs) have recently emerged as highly promising candidates for membrane-based gas separations, exhibiting superior performance relative to conventional membrane materials. Nevertheless, the rapidly expanding number of COFs renders the experimental evaluation of each material’s membrane performance infeasible. In this study, we investigated the COF space comprising approximately 70,000 synthesized and hypothetical materials using high-throughput molecular dynamics (MD) simulations and machine learning (ML) for computing the diffusivities of CO2, CH4, H2, N2, and O2 gases. We generated an online toolbox by integrating our ML models to estimate gas diffusivities of any given COF material in seconds. Using the ML-predicted diffusivities, gas permeabilities and selectivities of COF membranes were assessed for seven industrially relevant separations; CO2/CH4, CO2/N2, H2/CO2, H2/N2, H2/CH4, O2/N2, N2/CH4. The performance of COF membranes was compared to traditional membrane materials, and the most promising COFs were identified and analyzed using molecular fingerprinting to reveal the critical structural and chemical features for accelerating the design of next-generation COF membranes.
{"title":"Diffusion explorer for the COF space: Data-driven discovery of high-performing COF membranes for gas separations","authors":"Gokhan Onder Aksu, Seda Keskin","doi":"10.1016/j.ccst.2025.100559","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ccst.2025.100559","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Covalent organic frameworks (COFs) have recently emerged as highly promising candidates for membrane-based gas separations, exhibiting superior performance relative to conventional membrane materials. Nevertheless, the rapidly expanding number of COFs renders the experimental evaluation of each material’s membrane performance infeasible. In this study, we investigated the COF space comprising approximately 70,000 synthesized and hypothetical materials using high-throughput molecular dynamics (MD) simulations and machine learning (ML) for computing the diffusivities of CO<sub>2</sub>, CH<sub>4</sub>, H<sub>2</sub>, N<sub>2</sub>, and O<sub>2</sub> gases. We generated an online toolbox by integrating our ML models to estimate gas diffusivities of any given COF material in seconds. Using the ML-predicted diffusivities, gas permeabilities and selectivities of COF membranes were assessed for seven industrially relevant separations; CO<sub>2</sub>/CH<sub>4</sub>, CO<sub>2</sub>/N<sub>2</sub>, H<sub>2</sub>/CO<sub>2</sub>, H<sub>2</sub>/N<sub>2</sub>, H<sub>2</sub>/CH<sub>4</sub>, O<sub>2</sub>/N<sub>2</sub>, N<sub>2</sub>/CH<sub>4</sub>. The performance of COF membranes was compared to traditional membrane materials, and the most promising COFs were identified and analyzed using molecular fingerprinting to reveal the critical structural and chemical features for accelerating the design of next-generation COF membranes.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":9387,"journal":{"name":"Carbon Capture Science & Technology","volume":"18 ","pages":"Article 100559"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2026-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145880951","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2026-03-01Epub Date: 2026-02-17DOI: 10.1016/j.ccst.2026.100587
Mohamed A. Alyassi , Priyanka Kumari , Harikrishnan Balakrishnan , Chang Ying Shi , Blaise L. Tardy , Ricardo P. Nogueira , Ludovic F. Dumée
Electrochemical carbon dioxide (CO₂) reduction presents a promising route for CO₂ utilization into high-value carbon-based products but is often hindered by inefficient gas diffusion towards, and product transport from, the electrochemically active surface area (ECSA) of porous electrodes. This study employs a room-temperature liquid metal (RTLM) electro-catalyst combined with controlled CO₂ bubbling to enhance the production of solid carbon materials, including carbon black, graphene sheets, and graphitic structures under ambient conditions. A custom-designed electrochemical cell was employed to address mass-transport limitations commonly encountered in conventional CO₂ purging configurations. The cell incorporates 3D-printed bubblers positioned to generate an inverted (i.e., positive) CO₂ concentration gradient. As a result, the local CO₂ concentration is highest at the liquid metal | electrolyte interface, thereby improving CO₂ availability at the electrochemically active region and mitigating diffusion-related limitations. This setup increases current densities at low potentials, reaching a ca. 15-fold increase in current density was observed at -1.6 V vs. RHE. Additionally, using RTLM with a nonaqueous electrolyte presented a way to suppress significant side reactions, such as hydrogen evolution reaction (HER), while favoring carbon-based species precipitation
{"title":"Room temperature conversion of CO2 to graphene allotropes in low-melting-point liquid metal electrocatalytic reactor – hydrodynamics control through inverted gas bubbler design","authors":"Mohamed A. Alyassi , Priyanka Kumari , Harikrishnan Balakrishnan , Chang Ying Shi , Blaise L. Tardy , Ricardo P. Nogueira , Ludovic F. Dumée","doi":"10.1016/j.ccst.2026.100587","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ccst.2026.100587","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Electrochemical carbon dioxide (CO₂) reduction presents a promising route for CO₂ utilization into high-value carbon-based products but is often hindered by inefficient gas diffusion towards, and product transport from, the electrochemically active surface area (ECSA) of porous electrodes. This study employs a room-temperature liquid metal (RTLM) electro-catalyst combined with controlled CO₂ bubbling to enhance the production of solid carbon materials, including carbon black, graphene sheets, and graphitic structures under ambient conditions. A custom-designed electrochemical cell was employed to address mass-transport limitations commonly encountered in conventional CO₂ purging configurations. The cell incorporates 3D-printed bubblers positioned to generate an inverted (i.e., positive) CO₂ concentration gradient. As a result, the local CO₂ concentration is highest at the liquid metal | electrolyte interface, thereby improving CO₂ availability at the electrochemically active region and mitigating diffusion-related limitations. This setup increases current densities at low potentials, reaching a ca. 15-fold increase in current density was observed at -1.6 V vs. RHE. Additionally, using RTLM with a nonaqueous electrolyte presented a way to suppress significant side reactions, such as hydrogen evolution reaction (HER), while favoring carbon-based species precipitation</div></div>","PeriodicalId":9387,"journal":{"name":"Carbon Capture Science & Technology","volume":"18 ","pages":"Article 100587"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2026-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147385305","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
The conversion of carbon dioxide (CO2) into valuable solid carbon materials presents a promising approach for carbon utilization and climate change mitigation. This review systematically evaluates six major carbon allotropes: graphene, carbon nanotubes (CNTs), carbon nanofibers (CNFs), fullerenes, diamonds, and porous carbon, with a focus on synthesis methods, operating conditions, and industrial feasibility. Among these, CNTs and CNFs show the highest potential, especially when produced via molten carbonate electrolysis or the Solar Thermal Electrochemical Process (STEP), which operate at approximately 750–770 °C and near-atmospheric pressure. These methods have demonstrated high carbon conversion efficiencies and significantly lower estimated production costs compared to conventional CVD techniques, due to their simpler operation and lower material costs. Graphene, although high in quality, requires approximately 1000 °C and expensive catalysts, making it less scalable. Fullerenes (C60) and diamonds have very low yields (<1 %) and require extreme pressures (up to 1000 atm), limiting their industrial use. Porous carbons, synthesized electrochemically or by metal/inorganic reduction at 500–850 °C, show promise for supercapacitors and adsorption, with yields up to 55.3 wt % and built-in doping capabilities. Metal-mediated methods using Mg, Zn, and NaBH4 offer simplicity, moderate conditions, and tunable structures, while new hybrid approaches provide synergistic benefits. Overall, molten salt electrochemical methods are highly promising candidates for scalable and energy-efficient processes, supporting CO2 valorization in sustainable carbon material production.
{"title":"A comprehensive review on the conversion of CO2 into solid carbon materials","authors":"Bentolhoda Chenarani, Ahad Ghaemi, Alireza Hemmati","doi":"10.1016/j.ccst.2025.100547","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ccst.2025.100547","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The conversion of carbon dioxide (CO<sub>2</sub>) into valuable solid carbon materials presents a promising approach for carbon utilization and climate change mitigation. This review systematically evaluates six major carbon allotropes: graphene, carbon nanotubes (CNTs), carbon nanofibers (CNFs), fullerenes, diamonds, and porous carbon, with a focus on synthesis methods, operating conditions, and industrial feasibility. Among these, CNTs and CNFs show the highest potential, especially when produced via molten carbonate electrolysis or the Solar Thermal Electrochemical Process (STEP), which operate at approximately 750–770 °C and near-atmospheric pressure. These methods have demonstrated high carbon conversion efficiencies and significantly lower estimated production costs compared to conventional CVD techniques, due to their simpler operation and lower material costs. Graphene, although high in quality, requires approximately 1000 °C and expensive catalysts, making it less scalable. Fullerenes (C<sub>60</sub>) and diamonds have very low yields (<1 %) and require extreme pressures (up to 1000 atm), limiting their industrial use. Porous carbons, synthesized electrochemically or by metal/inorganic reduction at 500–850 °C, show promise for supercapacitors and adsorption, with yields up to 55.3 wt % and built-in doping capabilities. Metal-mediated methods using Mg, Zn, and NaBH<sub>4</sub> offer simplicity, moderate conditions, and tunable structures, while new hybrid approaches provide synergistic benefits. Overall, molten salt electrochemical methods are highly promising candidates for scalable and energy-efficient processes, supporting CO<sub>2</sub> valorization in sustainable carbon material production.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":9387,"journal":{"name":"Carbon Capture Science & Technology","volume":"18 ","pages":"Article 100547"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2026-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145683712","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2026-03-01Epub Date: 2025-11-26DOI: 10.1016/j.ccst.2025.100549
Syed Ali Ammar Taqvi , Bilal Kazmi , Dagmar Juchelková , Muhammad Shahbaz , Salman Raza Naqvi
The global transition to clean energy demands reliable low-carbon fuels, positioning natural gas (NG) as a critical bridge in mitigating climate change. Its lower greenhouse gas emissions compared to coal and oil, combined with abundant reserves, make NG a vital option for sustainable power generation and industrial use. However, its environmental benefits depend on effective purification, particularly CO₂ removal, which determines gas quality, efficiency, and processing costs. This study critically reviews recent developments (2000–2024) in CO₂ capture from NG using hybrid ionic liquid–amine systems, evaluating techno-economic and environmental performance. A systematic evaluation was performed using published experimental, modelling, and process simulation data. Published data concerning experimental, modelling, and techno-economic data were considered in a systematic evaluation to compare the performance of conventional absorption, adsorption, membrane, cryogenic and hybrid solvent processes. Hybrid IL–amine solvents achieve 93–98 % CO₂ capture efficiency with 20–30 % lower regeneration energy compared to MEA, although at TRL 5–6. These developments highlight the potential of NG to serve as a cleaner transitional fuel while reinforcing the need for integrated policies and technologies that ensure responsible production and utilization. Advancing purification technologies are therefore central to maximizing the role of natural gas in the global clean energy transition.
{"title":"Hybrid ionic liquid amine solvents for CO₂ capture from natural gas: a systematic review of techno-economic and environmental performance","authors":"Syed Ali Ammar Taqvi , Bilal Kazmi , Dagmar Juchelková , Muhammad Shahbaz , Salman Raza Naqvi","doi":"10.1016/j.ccst.2025.100549","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ccst.2025.100549","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The global transition to clean energy demands reliable low-carbon fuels, positioning natural gas (NG) as a critical bridge in mitigating climate change. Its lower greenhouse gas emissions compared to coal and oil, combined with abundant reserves, make NG a vital option for sustainable power generation and industrial use. However, its environmental benefits depend on effective purification, particularly CO₂ removal, which determines gas quality, efficiency, and processing costs. This study critically reviews recent developments (2000–2024) in CO₂ capture from NG using hybrid ionic liquid–amine systems, evaluating techno-economic and environmental performance. A systematic evaluation was performed using published experimental, modelling, and process simulation data. Published data concerning experimental, modelling, and techno-economic data were considered in a systematic evaluation to compare the performance of conventional absorption, adsorption, membrane, cryogenic and hybrid solvent processes. Hybrid IL–amine solvents achieve 93–98 % CO₂ capture efficiency with 20–30 % lower regeneration energy compared to MEA, although at TRL 5–6. These developments highlight the potential of NG to serve as a cleaner transitional fuel while reinforcing the need for integrated policies and technologies that ensure responsible production and utilization. Advancing purification technologies are therefore central to maximizing the role of natural gas in the global clean energy transition.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":9387,"journal":{"name":"Carbon Capture Science & Technology","volume":"18 ","pages":"Article 100549"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2026-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145683713","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2026-03-01Epub Date: 2025-12-27DOI: 10.1016/j.ccst.2025.100564
S. Mhlambi , O.E. Eruteya , A. Moscariello , E. Samankassou , J.M. van Bever Donker
Carbon capture and storage (CCS) technology is increasingly recognised as a key enabler of a low-carbon energy future, with growing importance for reducing anthropogenic CO2 emissions in resource-rich countries such as South Africa. The long-term success of CCS depends on the availability of secure storage capacity and a robust geomechanical understanding of injection sites, particularly in structurally complex, depleted hydrocarbon reservoirs. This study presents one of the first reservoir-scale integrated deterministic and probabilistic assessments of fault slip potential (FSP) applied to a depleted offshore gas reservoir in the Bredasdorp Basin. A high-resolution 3D seismic dataset was interpreted to characterise the fault network and construct a structural framework comprising fifty (50) selected faults within a syn-rift sandstone reservoir. This framework underpins a combined deterministic geomechanical and probabilistic sensitivity-modelling workflow to evaluate fault reactivation risk during CO₂ injection, using a simplified radial pressure-diffusion formulation.
Results show that faults proximal to injection wells exhibit elevated slip potential due to their orientation relative to the regional stress field and their spatial association with pressure build-up. Sensitivity analyses indicate that pore-pressure increase is the dominant control on slip potential, followed by fault friction coefficient (µ), fault strike, and stress-field uncertainty. Variations in permeability primarily affect the magnitude and persistence of pressure build-up, while variations in μ govern slip-onset thresholds. Faults within ∼5 km of injection wells are most susceptible to reactivation. Time-dependent modelling highlights elevated risk during late-stage injection and early post-injection pressure redistribution, underscoring the need for continuous monitoring and adaptive pressure management. Overall, the study provides a rigorous, fault-specific geomechanical framework for CCS operations, and emphasises the importance of explicitly incorporating uncertainty into CCS risk assessments.
{"title":"3D seismic-based structural and slip tendency analysis of a depleted reservoir offshore South Africa: Implications for safe CO2 storage","authors":"S. Mhlambi , O.E. Eruteya , A. Moscariello , E. Samankassou , J.M. van Bever Donker","doi":"10.1016/j.ccst.2025.100564","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ccst.2025.100564","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Carbon capture and storage (CCS) technology is increasingly recognised as a key enabler of a low-carbon energy future, with growing importance for reducing anthropogenic CO<sub>2</sub> emissions in resource-rich countries such as South Africa. The long-term success of CCS depends on the availability of secure storage capacity and a robust geomechanical understanding of injection sites, particularly in structurally complex, depleted hydrocarbon reservoirs. This study presents one of the first reservoir-scale integrated deterministic and probabilistic assessments of fault slip potential (FSP) applied to a depleted offshore gas reservoir in the Bredasdorp Basin. A high-resolution 3D seismic dataset was interpreted to characterise the fault network and construct a structural framework comprising fifty (50) selected faults within a syn-rift sandstone reservoir. This framework underpins a combined deterministic geomechanical and probabilistic sensitivity-modelling workflow to evaluate fault reactivation risk during CO₂ injection, using a simplified radial pressure-diffusion formulation.</div><div>Results show that faults proximal to injection wells exhibit elevated slip potential due to their orientation relative to the regional stress field and their spatial association with pressure build-up. Sensitivity analyses indicate that pore-pressure increase is the dominant control on slip potential, followed by fault friction coefficient (µ), fault strike, and stress-field uncertainty. Variations in permeability primarily affect the magnitude and persistence of pressure build-up, while variations in μ govern slip-onset thresholds. Faults within ∼5 km of injection wells are most susceptible to reactivation. Time-dependent modelling highlights elevated risk during late-stage injection and early post-injection pressure redistribution, underscoring the need for continuous monitoring and adaptive pressure management. Overall, the study provides a rigorous, fault-specific geomechanical framework for CCS operations, and emphasises the importance of explicitly incorporating uncertainty into CCS risk assessments.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":9387,"journal":{"name":"Carbon Capture Science & Technology","volume":"18 ","pages":"Article 100564"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2026-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146169938","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2026-03-01Epub Date: 2025-12-31DOI: 10.1016/j.ccst.2025.100567
Mohamed Gamal Rezk , Ahmed Farid Ibrahim
Saline aquifers offer large storage capacities for carbon dioxide (CO2) geo-sequestration. However, key parameters such as aquifer temperature and brine salinity often remain uncertain, especially in thick formations. These uncertainties can significantly influence the CO2 reactive transport and trapping. Hence, this study aims to quantify the impact of such uncertainties on CO2 hydrodynamics and geochemical interactions, utilizing field-scale data of the Sleipner CO2 storage project, where temperature and salinity are treated as uncertain parameters. A response surface methodology (RSM) was employed to systematically investigate these uncertainties and quantify their impact on CO2 trapping. To do so, a three-dimensional reactive transport model was constructed to simulate multiphase flow, mineral dissolution and precipitation, and CO2 trapping mechanisms. The geological model of the Utsira formation was modified to match the plume dynamics. Formation temperatures ranging from 35 °C to 41 °C and salinities between 0.5 and 2 times that of seawater (33,500 ppm) were tested. Geochemical reactions were modeled using equilibrium and kinetic approaches, with temperature-dependent parameters governing the mineral changes. Proxy models generated with the RSM framework were used to quantify probabilistic uncertainty in the four CO2 trapping mechanisms. The simulation results showed that CO2 trapping mechanisms were sensitive to the uncertainty in aquifer temperature and salinity over 300 years. The highest temperature case exhibited the lowest capillary-trapped and solubility-trapped CO2. While both mechanisms increased at lower aquifer temperatures. The temperature also had a significant impact on both the onset time of CO2 mineralization and the total mineral trapping. Lower brine salinity improved dissolution trapping (from 42 % at 2S to 50.4 % at 0.5S), but mineralization varied minimally with salinity. The brine density contrast in the lower-salinity cases improved convective mixing, promoting CO2 dissolution. The uncertainty analysis further revealed distinct probabilistic ranges for each trapping mechanism, highlighting the dominant influence of salinity on physical trapping processes and temperature on mineral trapping.
{"title":"Impact of uncertainty in Utsira formation temperature and salinity on CO2 storage: A field-scale reactive transport simulation study","authors":"Mohamed Gamal Rezk , Ahmed Farid Ibrahim","doi":"10.1016/j.ccst.2025.100567","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ccst.2025.100567","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Saline aquifers offer large storage capacities for carbon dioxide (CO<sub>2</sub>) geo-sequestration. However, key parameters such as aquifer temperature and brine salinity often remain uncertain, especially in thick formations. These uncertainties can significantly influence the CO<sub>2</sub> reactive transport and trapping. Hence, this study aims to quantify the impact of such uncertainties on CO<sub>2</sub> hydrodynamics and geochemical interactions, utilizing field-scale data of the Sleipner CO<sub>2</sub> storage project, where temperature and salinity are treated as uncertain parameters. A response surface methodology (RSM) was employed to systematically investigate these uncertainties and quantify their impact on CO<sub>2</sub> trapping. To do so, a three-dimensional reactive transport model was constructed to simulate multiphase flow, mineral dissolution and precipitation, and CO<sub>2</sub> trapping mechanisms. The geological model of the Utsira formation was modified to match the plume dynamics. Formation temperatures ranging from 35 °C to 41 °C and salinities between 0.5 and 2 times that of seawater (33,500 ppm) were tested. Geochemical reactions were modeled using equilibrium and kinetic approaches, with temperature-dependent parameters governing the mineral changes. Proxy models generated with the RSM framework were used to quantify probabilistic uncertainty in the four CO<sub>2</sub> trapping mechanisms. The simulation results showed that CO<sub>2</sub> trapping mechanisms were sensitive to the uncertainty in aquifer temperature and salinity over 300 years. The highest temperature case exhibited the lowest capillary-trapped and solubility-trapped CO<sub>2</sub>. While both mechanisms increased at lower aquifer temperatures. The temperature also had a significant impact on both the onset time of CO<sub>2</sub> mineralization and the total mineral trapping. Lower brine salinity improved dissolution trapping (from 42 % at 2S to 50.4 % at 0.5S), but mineralization varied minimally with salinity. The brine density contrast in the lower-salinity cases improved convective mixing, promoting CO<sub>2</sub> dissolution. The uncertainty analysis further revealed distinct probabilistic ranges for each trapping mechanism, highlighting the dominant influence of salinity on physical trapping processes and temperature on mineral trapping.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":9387,"journal":{"name":"Carbon Capture Science & Technology","volume":"18 ","pages":"Article 100567"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2026-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145921003","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2026-03-01Epub Date: 2025-11-29DOI: 10.1016/j.ccst.2025.100550
A. Lieber , C. Morrow , J. Stabile , K. Hornbostel
Carbon dioxide removal (CDR) methods that remove CO2 gas from the air and ocean are an essential long-term strategy to complement point source carbon capture. Many CDR methods have been proposed in recent years, and this review organizes and assesses these methods to aid researchers and decision-makers in accelerating development and deployment of CDR. This review organizes CDR methods into four categories: 1) marine/biological, 2) marine/nonbiological, 3) terrestrial/biological, and 4) terrestrial/nonbiological. For each of these categories, the fundamental mechanisms governing CO2 separation are explained, and key CDR methods within each category are discussed. This review also provides a comparison of the four categorical CDR methods based on cost, scalability and carbon storage duration. The infrastructure needs of each CDR category are then covered, and a quantitative study is performed to estimate the costs of moving seawater vs. air to remove CO2. Finally, the operational footprints of various CDR approaches are compared on a 1 Mt/y capture scale. Overall, this review examines the pros and cons of each CDR method to aid decision-makers in selecting the CDR approach that works best within their given constraints.
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Pub Date : 2026-03-01Epub Date: 2026-02-23DOI: 10.1016/j.ccst.2026.100590
Daniel O. Olasehinde , Olusola Bamisile , Caroline Acen , Chukwuebuka Ejiyi , Qi Huang , Sandra Obiora
Achieving the Paris Agreement’s targets will inevitably impose financial burdens, but choosing the most economically viable path is critical. At COP28, countries pledged to triple renewable energy capacity to 11,000 GW and double energy efficiency gains to 4 % annually by 2030. The agriculture, forestry, and land use (AFOLU) sector also committed to reducing emissions and enhancing carbon dioxide removal (CDR). Using the En-ROADS modeling tool, this study evaluates five global scenarios combining varying degrees of fossil fuel reduction and CDR deployment: Ref (based on current COP28-aligned pledges), Ref++ (Ref with added fossil fuel taxes and carbon pricing), limCDR (Ref++ plus limited deployment of technological CDR up to 50 % of its potential), modCDR (Ref with moderate CDR deployment up to 65 % of potential, but no fossil fuel taxation), and allCDR (Ref with full utilization of technological CDR potential and no fossil fuel taxation). While population growth is held constant across all scenarios, economic outcomes diverge. The Ref scenario fails to meet the 1.5 °C goal and produces the lowest long-term GDP per capita. Ref++ achieves the temperature target but entails sharper near-term fiscal adjustments. modCDR improves macroeconomic performance relative to Ref but does not limit warming below 1.7 °C. allCDR defers mitigation costs through heavy reliance on large-scale removals, reducing early fiscal pressure but increasing long-term dependence on CDR. limCDR emerges as the most balanced pathway that meets the 1.5 °C target while delivering the highest GWP and GDP per capita by 2100, combining phased fossil mitigation with moderate CDR deployment. These findings demonstrate that neither fossil fuel phaseout nor CDR alone is sufficient; a calibrated mix of early mitigation and targeted removals is essential to achieve climate goals while maintaining long-term economic resilience.
{"title":"Socio-economic implications of deploying COP28 pledged negative emission technologies","authors":"Daniel O. Olasehinde , Olusola Bamisile , Caroline Acen , Chukwuebuka Ejiyi , Qi Huang , Sandra Obiora","doi":"10.1016/j.ccst.2026.100590","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ccst.2026.100590","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Achieving the Paris Agreement’s targets will inevitably impose financial burdens, but choosing the most economically viable path is critical. At COP28, countries pledged to triple renewable energy capacity to 11,000 GW and double energy efficiency gains to 4 % annually by 2030. The agriculture, forestry, and land use (AFOLU) sector also committed to reducing emissions and enhancing carbon dioxide removal (CDR). Using the En-ROADS modeling tool, this study evaluates five global scenarios combining varying degrees of fossil fuel reduction and CDR deployment: Ref (based on current COP28-aligned pledges), Ref++ (Ref with added fossil fuel taxes and carbon pricing), limCDR (Ref++ plus limited deployment of technological CDR up to 50 % of its potential), modCDR (Ref with moderate CDR deployment up to 65 % of potential, but no fossil fuel taxation), and allCDR (Ref with full utilization of technological CDR potential and no fossil fuel taxation). While population growth is held constant across all scenarios, economic outcomes diverge. The Ref scenario fails to meet the 1.5 °C goal and produces the lowest long-term GDP per capita. Ref++ achieves the temperature target but entails sharper near-term fiscal adjustments. modCDR improves macroeconomic performance relative to Ref but does not limit warming below 1.7 °C. allCDR defers mitigation costs through heavy reliance on large-scale removals, reducing early fiscal pressure but increasing long-term dependence on CDR. limCDR emerges as the most balanced pathway that meets the 1.5 °C target while delivering the highest GWP and GDP per capita by 2100, combining phased fossil mitigation with moderate CDR deployment. These findings demonstrate that neither fossil fuel phaseout nor CDR alone is sufficient; a calibrated mix of early mitigation and targeted removals is essential to achieve climate goals while maintaining long-term economic resilience.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":9387,"journal":{"name":"Carbon Capture Science & Technology","volume":"18 ","pages":"Article 100590"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2026-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147385193","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
A system for synthesizing methanol (MeOH) from carbon dioxide (CO2) in the air as a feedstock using electrical energy was developed to open a new avenue for atmospheric carbon capture and utilization. This system integrates three processes: direct air capture (DAC), direct carbonate reduction (DCR), and MeOH synthesis (MeS). A mixture of potassium carbonate and potassium bicarbonate aqueous solutions captures CO2 from the air as carbonate ions. Carbonate ions in the solution are directly reduced electrolytically to carbon monoxide (CO) using a nanoporous gold electrocatalyst. The produced CO is subsequently reduced electrolytically to MeOH using a cobalt phthalocyanine/carbon nanotube electrocatalyst. The system operated stably for 1.5 h, showing continuous CO2 capture and MeOH synthesis. This demonstrates the feasibility of the DAC-DCR-MeS integrated system operating under ordinary temperature and pressure conditions throughout all the steps. A notable feature of no need for high temperature or high pressure makes the system compatible with time-varying renewable energies including solar energy, which are essential for reducing net CO2 emissions.
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Pub Date : 2025-12-01Epub Date: 2025-08-20DOI: 10.1016/j.ccst.2025.100491
Shun Wang, Mengyin Xie, Shujuan Wang, Yuqun Zhuo
The increasing CO2 concentration in atmosphere leads to significant ecological changes, and the control of CO2 emissions has been a major concern worldwide. Amine-functionalized adsorbents are promising because they have high CO2 adsorption capacity, moderate adsorption heat and strong water resistance. Adsorption kinetics is a key performance parameter and facilitates the cognizance of microscopic CO2 adsorption process. A novel kinetic model was proposed, which categorized the amines of solid amine adsorbents into two regions: the open amine region and the closed amine region. Different from the open amine region, CO2 adsorption by amines in the closed amine region was significantly influenced by diffusion. The model could elucidate the effect of amine loading and temperature on CO2 adsorption. When amine loading was below the theoretical maximum loading, the CO2 adsorption capacity and the N efficiency gradually increased with the rise of amine loading. Nevertheless, as the amine loading further increased, the adsorption capacity decreased instead. CO2 adsorption by solid amines was not affected by external diffusion, but was significantly affected by internal diffusion. The percentage of closed amine region of adsorbents with high amine loading was large, CO2 needed to diffuse slowly into this region, leading to a small CO2 adsorption capacity at low temperature. When the amine loading was less than 0.5, the CO2 adsorption rate stayed almost the same. The model is instructive for the targeted preparation of solid amine adsorbents with fast adsorption rates.
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