Advances in Mineral-Based Carbon Capture and Storage

Dear Colleagues,

Carbon capture and storage (CCS) remains a cornerstone strategy in mitigating greenhouse gas emissions and limiting global temperature rise. This Special Issue focuses on the critical role of minerals in both the capture and long-term storage of CO₂, particularly from major industrial sources such as cement, steel, refining, and chemical production. On the capture side, porous solid materials like zeolites, hydrotalcites, and natural or modified clays are being explored for selective CO₂ adsorption, influencing the efficiency and viability of industrial-scale deployment. In storage, mineral interactions with CO₂, whether dissolved in brine or in the supercritical phase, are central to the permanence and safety of geological sequestration. Key processes include carbonation reactions with carbonates (e.g., calcite, dolomite), mafic and felsic silicates (e.g., olivine, pyroxene, feldspars), and clay minerals (e.g., serpentine, smectite), as well as competitive interactions involving organic matter and methane. Topics such as mineral dissolution/precipitation kinetics, brine–CO₂–rock chemistry, and the scalability of lab experiments to reservoir conditions are also essential to advancing CCS technologies. We invite contributions that address these challenges and innovations, including experimental, theoretical, and field-based studies, as well as reviews and case reports.

Dr. Lucy Gomes Sant'Anna
Guest Editor

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