Process Simulations and Experimental Studies of CO2 Capture
A special issue of Energies (ISSN 1996-1073). This special issue belongs to the section "B: Energy and Environment".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 November 2020) | Viewed by 17516
Special Issue Editor
Interests: CO2 capture; CO2 sorption; low carbon technology; process design; process optimization; heterogeneous catalysis; chemical reaction engineering
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Dear Colleagues,
A great decarbonization of electricity-generating and industrial sectors (i.e., cement, steel, refineries, etc.) is needed by 2050 to moderate climate change to a maximum of 1.5 °C. Currently, more than 80% of global primary energy use is fossil-based. Power plants are still the major CO2 emitters, but they are gradually being replaced or supplemented with renewable energy sources (such as wind or solar), while many industrial processes do not have a credible alternative to operate without fossil fuels. In this context, carbon capture, utilization, and storage (CCUS) should play an essential role to drastically reduce greenhouse gas emissions according to the ambitious objectives agreed at COP21 to limit global warming. CO2 capture is one of the topics that have sparked higher interest among the scientific community in the last decade due to its inherent multidisciplinary nature and the urgent need for developing feasible processes that combine high-energy efficiency and moderate cost. The use of the captured CO2 as feedstock to produce value-added products offers a tremendous opportunity for the exploration of novel catalytic applications, synthesis of chemical products or sustainable fuels production, while avoiding the extraction of additional fossil resources.
This Special Issue will compile innovative publications elaborated by prominent researchers from different disciplines, which will provide a substantial advance in the state-of-the-art in the field of the CO2 capture technologies, covering recent relevant investigations on process modeling, reactor design, process optimization, and advanced materials.
Dr. Jose Ramon Fernandez
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- CO2 capture
- low carbon technology
- process modeling
- technoeconomics
- process optimization
- energy efficiency
- CO2 sorption capacity
- sorbent regeneration
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