GX & Decarbonization Research

Bourassi, Jihad

This strategic note proposes a novel research direction in heterogeneous data fusion for 3D subsurface modeling. Current platforms assume data consistency, suppressing contradictions and causing risks like dry holes and uncertified CCS site…

Fengyuan Zhang, Qi Yu, Zhengyang Wang +6

This paper proposes a pressure-aware multi-modal CO2 transport planning framework for Germany's steel sector, optimizing pipeline, ship, and rail options to 2050. It addresses cost and pressure constraints, offering insights for CCS infrast…

Guo H.

This paper outlines the challenges and opportunities of CCUS (carbon capture, utilization, and storage) in China. It examines technical, economic, and policy barriers and the role of CCUS in achieving China's decarbonization goals.

Sullivan M.

This paper provides an overview of the U.S. Department of Energy's CarbonSAFE initiative, which aims to commercialize carbon capture, utilization, and storage (CCUS) by developing large-scale CO2 storage sites and demonstrating their feasib…

Jiutian Z.

This paper discusses key issues for CCUS development in China targeting carbon neutrality, covering policy, technology, economics, and infrastructure challenges, offering insights for future deployment.

Sahar Foorginezhad, Elena Wikberg, Fredrik Weiland +1

This study evaluates deep eutectic solvent (DES)-based slurries for CO2 capture under industrial conditions, including high pressure and gas mixtures. Tests with real flue gas from biomass combustion at an industrial site showed stable perf…

Gaurav Kattel, Samir Shrestha, Jiwoo Shin +2

This paper assesses the net abatement performance of U.S. carbon capture deployment by accounting for supply chain emissions using an environmentally extended input-output (EEIO) analysis. It reveals the hidden indirect emissions that may o…

Kian Hoong Chai, Loong Kong Leong, Thomas Chung-Kuang Yang +4

This study proposes a mild activation strategy to improve the slow sorption kinetics of MgO-based CO2 sorbents for post-combustion capture from low-CO2 flue gas. Activation at 240°C for 0.5 h doubled the peak sorption rate and increased CO2…

Renjie Zhang, Kongsheng Qi, Xuanlu Fan +7

This study develops a self-selective Ag electrocatalyst on cellulose acetate-derived carbon fibers for CO2 electroreduction to CO, achieving a maximum Faradaic efficiency of 98.8% and a partial current density of 157.3 mA cm-2. DFT calculat…

Julia-Lena Reinermann, Dorothee Arlt, Hannah Charlotte Müller +1

This study surveys German internet users to examine public knowledge and attitudes towards carbon capture and utilisation (CCU). Findings show low and socially stratified knowledge, widespread uncertainty, and small but significant framing …

USDOE Office of Critical Minerals and Energy Innovation (CMEI), Office of Innovation, Affordability, and Consumer Choice (IACC). Industrial Technologies Office (ITO), William Sagues, Energy Efficiency Office. Industrial Efficiency & Decarbonization Office (IEDO) USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) +4

This paper examines the integration of carbon capture, utilization, and sequestration (CCUS) into chemical pulp mills, addressing emission reduction potential and implementation challenges in the pulp industry.

Anji Li

This review systematically analyzes barriers to large-scale deployment of post-combustion chemical absorption CCS. The gap between capture costs ($60-150/tCO2) and carbon prices ($5-10/tCO2) is a major economic obstacle, compounded by high …

Chang Y.

This paper analyzes investment strategies for CCUS deployment in China using a real options-based multiphase unequal investment model. It optimizes investment timing and scale under uncertainty, offering implications for policy and industry…

Victor N.

This paper analyzes the impact of the U.S. 45Q tax credit on CCUS deployment using MARKAL modeling, and examines adaptation by other North American governments (Canada, Mexico). It shows that tax incentives enhance the economics of carbon c…

Su C.

This paper proposes a dynamic optimal control strategy for CCUS technology innovation in coal power stations under an environmental protection tax. It models how the tax influences the timing and scale of technology investment, analyzing th…

Afsha Ali, Muhammad Kashif Khan, Farooq Ahmad +2

This review frames CO2 capture as part of an integrated carbon management system, covering catalytic conversion, biomass coupling, hydrogen integration, mineralization, and AI-assisted process design. It contrasts reactive capture with sequ…

Cristian Barón, Jorge Perpiñán, Begoña Peña

This paper assesses the technical and economic viability of integrating oxy-combustion with carbon capture and Power-to-Gas technology for decarbonizing glass manufacturing. By utilizing renewable hydrogen, it aims to reduce CO2 emissions a…

Wang H.

This paper comprehensively analyzes the current state and future development of CCUS strategies and technologies in China, evaluating their role in achieving decarbonization goals through policy support, technological progress, and industri…

Jingjuan Wu, Qi Li, Qi Li +5

This study experimentally measured phase equilibrium conditions of methane and CO2 hydrates to optimize temperature-pressure windows for CO2 replacement in gas hydrate production. Results align well with CSMHyd predictions, quantify the rec…

Rui Xiao, Dale P. Prentice, Manas Sarkar +6

This study evaluates global ambient carbonation of concrete using thermodynamic and diffusion-based Monte Carlo analyses. It finds that by 2030, carbonation will uptake about 0.23 Gt CO2 annually, less than 10% of cement clinker emissions, …