Schlagwort: Carbon Capture and Utilization

Peer-reviewed Publications

Song et al. (2026): Environmental trade-offs of CO₂ mineralization cell by life cycle assessment

Xinchen Song, Yunpeng Wang, Wenchuan Jiang, Zaijie Wang et al., IN: Carbon Capture Science & Technology, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ccst.2026.100638

CO₂ mineralization cell (CMC) is a promising approach for permanent carbon mitigation, enabling CO₂ mineralization using carbide slag to produce high-purity carbonate products while converting mineralization-derived energy into electricity. However, its environmental performance lacks insufficiently quantified because of the complexity of its system boundary. In particular, as CO₂ is emitted during carbide production but consumed during subsequent mineralization, such systems may be intuitively regarded as nearly “zero-sum” or simply classified as a “CaCO₃ cycle”. Meanwhile, the contributions of CO₂ capture, transportation, and process energy consumption have not been consistently accounted for. In this study, a comprehensive and rigorous life cycle assessment (LCA) was conducted to quantify the environmental trade-offs and resource requirements of the CMC system.

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Peer-reviewed Publications

He et al. (2025): Direct Air Capture and Photoconversion of CO₂ to Ethylene by Defect-Tailored Cu₃-Based Metal–Organic Frameworks

Yu-Ou He, Wen-Yi Zheng, Yong Liu, Weng-Da Zhang, Huan Pang, Jiangwei Zhang, Wang-Kang Han and Zhi-Guo Gu, IN: Angewandte Chemie International Edition, https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.202516438

The development of efficient direct air capture (DAC) systems coupled with photocatalytic CO₂ conversion is still an appealing challenge. Here, the authors engineered a series of defective Cu₃-based metal–organic frameworks (Cu₃-MOFs) for integrated atmospheric CO₂ capture and in situ photoreduction. The defective Cu₃-MOFs were constructed through selective removal of coordinated CO₃²⁻ from pristine MOFs with HCl etching, generating unsaturated Cu active sites for CO₂ harvesting, and the Cu₃-MOFs demonstrated enhanced CO₂ capture kinetics and capacity that compared to their pristine counterpart.

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Peer-reviewed Publications

He et al. (2025): Direct Air Capture and Photoconversion of CO₂ to Ethylene by Defect-Tailored Cu₃-Based Metal–Organic Frameworks

Yu-Ou He, Wen-Yi Zheng, Yong Liu, Weng-Da Zhang, Huan Pang, Jiangwei Zhang, Wang-Kang Han and Zhi-Guo Gu, IN: Angewandte Chemie International Edition, https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.202516438

The development of efficient direct air capture (DAC) systems coupled with photocatalytic CO₂ conversion is still an appealing challenge. Here, the authors engineered a series of defective Cu₃-based metal–organic frameworks (Cu₃-MOFs) for integrated atmospheric CO₂ capture and in situ photoreduction. The defective Cu₃-MOFs were constructed through selective removal of coordinated CO₃²⁻ from pristine MOFs with HCl etching, generating unsaturated Cu active sites for CO₂ harvesting, and the Cu₃-MOFs demonstrated enhanced CO₂ capture kinetics and capacity that compared to their pristine counterpart. Remarkably, the captured CO₂ could be directly photoreduced to C₂H₄ with an optimal production rate of 18.25 µmol·g⁻¹·h⁻¹ without additional photosensitizer or sacrificial agent.

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Peer-reviewed Publications

Morimoto et al. (2023): Scenario assessment of introducing carbon utilization and carbon removal technologies considering future technological transition based on renewable energy and direct air capture

Shinichirou Morimoto, Naomi Kitagawa, Farid Bensebaa, Amit Kumar, Sho Kataoka, Satoshi Taniguchi IN: Journal of Cleaner Production 402, 136763, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2023.136763

In this study, four synthetic fuels (fuels produced from captured CO2 and H2), methanol, methane, gasoline, and diesel, were evaluated by life cycle assessment (LCA) and techno-economic assessment (TEA). Five representative countries with different regional characteristics were selected for the study. A bottom-up integrated LCA/TEA approach was used, involving detailed process simulations to avoid uncertainties and to evaluate future technological transitions based on direct air capture (DAC) and renewable energy. The overarching objective of this study was to provide a transparent framework with a common dataset generation methodology to determine the countries that have the advantages/disadvantages in synthetic fuel production and sale, considering the local operational parameters and large-scale introduction of DAC/renewable energy. 

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German News

Stakeholder-Dialog zur Carbon-Management-Strategie begonnen

umweltwirtschaft.com, 27. März 2023

„Im Bundeswirtschaftsministerium (BMWK) hat am Freitag der Stakeholderdialog zur Carbon Management-Strategie begonnen. Das Ziel der Strategie sei es, den Einsatz von Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) und Carbon Capture and Utilization (CCU) in Deutschland zu fördern und somit einen wichtigen Beitrag zur Treibhausgasneutralität zu leisten, teilte das BMWK mit. An der Auftaktveranstaltung nahmen über 50 Institutionen teil, darunter Vertreter von Branchen- und Umweltverbänden sowie anderen Stakeholdern.“

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Events

Online event: Inherit CS – CDR via Anaerobic Digestion

Tue, May 3, 2022; 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM CEST by OpenAir

„This Is CDR“ welcomes „Inherit Carbon Solutions“ co-founders Kaja Voss and Mike Carpenter to talk about the company’s scalable CDR method of capture and geologic sequestration of biogenic CO2 from biogas, waste treatment, landfill, and other anaerobic digestion processes.

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Calls

A Common Framework for consistent conduct and transparent reporting of carbon dioxide removal and CCU Technology Appraisal, Volume II

Manuscript deadline: 01 February 2022

This Research Topic of Frontiers is part of the Harmonizing Life Cycle Analysis (LCA) and Techno-Economic Analysis (TEA) guidelines series: „Harmonizing Life Cycle Analysis (LCA) and Techno-Economic Analysis (TEA) guidelines: A Common Framework for consistent conduct and transparent reporting of carbon dioxide removal and CCU Technology Appraisal, Volume I„. The group now presents to the Editors of FIC-NET this proposal to put together an invitation-only article collection on harmonizing efforts for assessments for carbon dioxide capture, removal, utilization, and storage.

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Science-Policy Documents

Technical paper: Reaching zero with renewables capturing carbon

Martina Lyons, Paul Durrant and Karan Kochha (IRENA reports: Technical Paper 4/2021)

This technical Paper explores the status and potential of carbon capture and storage (CCS), carbon capture and utilisation (CCU) and carbon dioxide removal (CDR) technologies and their roles alongside renewables in the deep decarbonisation of energy systems. It summarises the status in terms of current deployment and costs, potential future roles, and the challenges and prospects for scaling-up their use in the context of the 1.5°C climate change goal and achieving net-zero emissions by 2050. The annexes provide additional resources and more detailed background information, including a discussion of key components, and tables presenting information on existing and planned projects.

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