Current Initiatives on Carbon Dioxide Utilization (CDU) for Fuel Production

Dear Colleagues,

Carbon capture, utilization, and storage (CCUS) technologies comprise a set of proposed technological solutions that seek to trap carbon dioxide, the main form of carbon carrier molecule responsible for the greenhouse effect, before its release into the atmosphere. The aims and functions of CCUS manifest as either preventive measures that lock carbon dioxide underground or in other suitable media (carbon capture and storage, CCS), or as redirecting processes that feed it to augmented industrial cycles for manufacturing products with positive financial impacts (carbon dioxide utilization, CDU). Following recent policy initiatives and in view of the larger picture unfolding at the global theater, this Special Issue aims to elucidate the main points, considerations, and dynamics that drive modern CDU initiatives, focusing on processes for converting CO₂ into fuel products and other industrial chemicals of value. The issue covers all studies related to CCUS technology with an emphasis on CDU for the industrial production of fuels and chemicals (e.g., blue hydrogen, concrete, formate and formic acid, methanol, petrochemicals, urea), CDU involving biological processes (e.g., biogas synthesis via bacterial fermentation, algae production for biofuel synthesis, and biomineralization), and processes that classify as power-to-liquid (e.g., methanol) or power-to-gas (e.g., hydrogen, methane) by utilizing surplus renewable electricity.

Dr. Athanasios Tiliakos
Dr. Adriana Marinoiu
Guest Editors

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