Challenges and Research Trends of Carbon Dioxide Capture

Dear Colleagues,

The continuous rise in carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions, mainly from fossil fuel-based energy production and industrial processes, has led to significant climate change impacts. To combat this, CO₂ capture has emerged as a crucial technology. However, existing CO₂ capture methods face various limitations, spurring the need for new research and innovation. This Special Issue aims to clearly identify and analyze the key challenges in CO₂ capture. This includes technological barriers like low-efficiency capture materials, high-energy-consuming processes, and difficulties in integrating capture systems into existing industrial set-ups. It also seeks to explore the latest research trends. This involves emerging areas such as bio-inspired CO₂ capture, electro-chemical and photochemical methods, and the use of artificial intelligence in optimizing capture processes. Authors are encouraged to submit papers that address these challenges or showcase new research trends. Papers can be experimental, theoretical, or review-based. Experimental papers may present new materials or processes, theoretical papers may offer models for understanding and predicting capture behavior, and review papers may summarize and analyze the current state of the art in CO₂ capture research.

Dr. Yu Zhang
Dr. Ximei Li
Dr. Heming Dong
Guest Editors

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