Carbon Dioxide Capture, Storage, and Utilization Technologies
This community focuses on the engineering and chemistry of removing carbon dioxide from industrial flue gases and the atmosphere, storing it safely, or converting it into useful products.
The work centers on developing materials and processes for CO2 separation and sequestration. Recurring themes include the synthesis and application of metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) and covalent organic frameworks for high-capacity adsorption, the design of activated carbons and porous materials for low-energy capture, and the optimization of chemical looping and calcium looping processes. Significant attention is paid to direct air capture technologies and the integration of capture with energy storage systems. The research also addresses gas separation challenges, including the removal of hydrogen sulfide and other impurities, and evaluates the life cycle impacts of these technologies. Applications range from point-source industrial emissions to broader climate mitigation strategies involving carbon utilization and geological storage.
The community is most prominent in carbon research, where it accounts for 9.3% of all tracked papers, with 4,074 papers. It also represents a significant share of calcium research (3.4%) and xenon research (3.3%).
This body of work comprises 18,316 papers, primarily published in Fuel, Chemical Engineering Journal, and Separation and Purification Technology.
Recent papers continue to explore advanced materials for capture, such as biomass-derived porous carbons for low-energy CO2 adsorption and titanium-based metal-organic frameworks for multifunctional applications. New work also addresses the integration of capture with solar desorption and the optimization of carbon pricing in oilfield operations.
Papers behind this description
- Carbon dioxide capture from open air using covalent organic frameworks — Nature, 2024 — doi:10.1038/s41586-024-08080-x
- Advancements in CO2 capture by absorption and adsorption: A comprehensive review — Journal of CO2 Utilization, 2024 — doi:10.1016/j.jcou.2024.102727
- Zeolites in Adsorption Processes: State of the Art and Future Prospects — Chemical Reviews, 2022 — doi:10.1021/acs.chemrev.2c00140
- Carbon capture, utilization, and storage (CCUS) technologies: Evaluating the effectiveness of advanced CCUS solutions for reducing CO2 emissions — Results in Surfaces and Interfaces, 2024 — doi:10.1016/j.rsurfi.2024.100381
- Comprehensive review of CO2 geological storage: Exploring principles, mechanisms, and prospects — Earth-Science Reviews, 2024 — doi:10.1016/j.earscirev.2023.104672
- Current status of carbon capture, utilization, and storage technologies in the global economy: A survey of technical assessment — Fuel, 2023 — doi:10.1016/j.fuel.2023.127776
- National contributions to climate change due to historical emissions of carbon dioxide, methane, and nitrous oxide since 1850 — Scientific Data, 2023 — doi:10.1038/s41597-023-02041-1
- Solid-solvent processing of ultrathin, highly loaded mixed-matrix membrane for gas separation — Science, 2023 — doi:10.1126/science.adi1545
- A scalable metal-organic framework as a durable physisorbent for carbon dioxide capture — Science, 2021 — doi:10.1126/science.abi7281
- Enhanced Ultramicropore of Biomass‐Derived Porous Carbon for Efficient and Low‐Energy CO 2 Capture: Integration of Adsorption and Solar Desorption — Energy & environment materials, 2025 — doi:10.1002/eem2.70140
- A prudent planetary limit for geologic carbon storage — Nature, 2025 — doi:10.1038/s41586-025-09423-y
- Advancing wastewater treatment with green and scalable metal–organic frameworks: from synthetic strategies to real-world deployment — npj Clean Water, 2025 — doi:10.1038/s41545-025-00514-x
- Na₂CO₃-SiO₂-H₂O nanofluids synergistically treats coal dust and hydrogen sulfide — Journal of environmental chemical engineering, 2025 — doi:10.1016/j.jece.2025.119365
- Titanium-based metal-organic frameworks: Synthesis innovations and multifunctional applications — Coordination Chemistry Reviews, 2025 — doi:10.1016/j.ccr.2025.216832
- Tailoring highly surface and microporous activated carbons (ACs) from biomass via KOH, K₂C₂O₄ and KOH/K2C2O4 activation for efficient CO₂ capture and CO2/N2 selectivity: characterization, experimental and molecular simulation insights — Chemical Engineering Journal, 2025 — doi:10.1016/j.cej.2025.169677