Carbon Dioxide Capture, Storage, and Utilization Technologies
This research community develops materials and chemical processes to remove carbon dioxide from industrial exhaust, the atmosphere, and natural gas streams, and to store or convert it into useful products.
The work centers on adsorption using activated carbons, porous materials, and zeolites, as well as absorption using ionic liquids and amine solvents. Key methods include calcium looping, membrane separation, and thermochemical energy storage. Applications range from direct air capture and flue gas treatment to the production of methanol and other fuels. The research also addresses the integration of these capture systems with energy storage and heat management to improve overall process efficiency.
The largest share of the community's output is found in carbon research, accounting for 1.9% of all carbon research, with 15,978 papers in this group. Hydrogen research follows with 2,881 papers, representing 0.5% of hydrogen research, while calcium research contributes 2,579 papers, or 0.9% of calcium research.
There are 24,782 papers in this community, published primarily in Carbon, Fuel, and Chemical Engineering Journal.
Recent work focuses on enhancing the efficiency of porous carbon adsorbents for low-energy capture, optimizing amine-based solvents for post-combustion applications, and assessing the techno-economic viability of converting captured carbon dioxide into methanol using renewable hydrogen.