CO2 Capture and Low-Carbon Hydrogen Production Processes
A special issue of Processes (ISSN 2227-9717). This special issue belongs to the section "Energy Systems".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 April 2026 | Viewed by 748
Special Issue Editors
Interests: CO2 capture and utilisation; low-carbon hydrogen production; carbon capture and storage (CCS); renewable and sustainable energy systems; diesel generator decarbonisation; gas absorption and separation technologies; process modelling and optimisation; biofuels and clean fuels; process integration and intensification; energy transition and net-zero
Interests: separation processes; process synthesis and design; carbon capture and utilisation
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Interests: computer-aided materials and process design; multiscale simulation (molecular to process scale); physics-based, data-driven and hybrid modelling approaches; sustainable formulated product development
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
This Special Issue aims to gather high-quality research and review contributions that address novel advancements in CO2 capture and the low-carbon production of hydrogen. Submissions may explore integrated strategies that mitigate carbon emissions while enabling sustainable hydrogen generation. Topics include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Emerging CO2 capture technologies, including direct air capture (DAC), post‑combustion and pre‑combustion capture, oxy‑fuel and chemical‑looping combustion, adsorption, absorption, membrane systems, and hybrid methods.
- Innovative low-carbon hydrogen production processes, such as green hydrogen via electrolysis (PEM, AEL, SOEC, etc.), sorption‑enhanced water‑gas shift (SEWGS), direct air capture‑electrolysis integration, and chemical‑looping reforming.
- Coupled and integrated process designs that co-produce hydrogen while capturing CO2, such as sector-coupled DAC + hydrogen systems and catalytic hybrid processes.
- Modelling, techno-economic evaluation, lifecycle assessment, process intensification, and scale-up studies for CO2 capture and hydrogen systems.
- Novel materials, catalysts, reactors, and membranes that enhance efficiency, selectivity, durability, and cost‑effectiveness in CO2 capture and low-carbon hydrogen production.
For this Special Issue, we welcome research articles, comprehensive reviews, communications, and case studies that provide innovative, practical, and sustainable solutions toward a decarbonised hydrogen economy.
Dr. Shervan Babamohammadi
Dr. Salman Masoudi Soltani
Dr. Reza Andalibi
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- CO2 capture technologies
- low‑carbon hydrogen production
- green hydrogen (electrolysis: PEM, AEL, SOEC)
- chemical‑looping combustion/reforming
- sorption‑enhanced water‑gas shift (SEWGS)
- direct air capture (DAC) integration
- hybrid CO2 capture and hydrogen systems
- techno‑economic analysis & lifecycle assessment
- advanced membranes and catalysts
- process modelling and intensification
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