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Feature Papers in Carbon Capture, Utilization, and Storage

A topical collection in Energies (ISSN 1996-1073). This collection belongs to the section "B3: Carbon Emission and Utilization".

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Dr. Qi Liu

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Unconventional Petroleum Research Institute, China University of Petroleum, Beijing 102249, China
Interests: carbon capture, utilization and storage; enhanced oil recovery
Dr. Hailong Tian

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Key Laboratory of Groundwater Resources and Environment, Ministry of Education, Jilin University, Changchun 130021, China
Interests: reactive transport modeling; geologic carbon dioxide sequestration; natural gas hydrate accumulation
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Prof. Dr. Liwei Zhang

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State Key Laboratory of Geomechanics and Geotechnical Engineering, Institute of Rock and Soil Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430071, China
Interests: CO2 storage; wellbore cement; risk assessment; reactive transport
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Dr. Fei Jiang

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Department of Mechanical Engineering, Graduate School of Sciences and Technology for Innovation, Yamaguchi University, 2-16-1 Tokiwadai, Ube, Yamaguchi 755-8611, Japan
Interests: carbon capture and storage; multiphase multi-component and turbulence flow; computational fluid dynamics; lattice boltzmann method (LBM); high-performance computing (GPU computing); rock physics
Dr. Zhijie Yang

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School of Environment and Resources, Jilin University, Changchun 130015, China
Interests: carbon capture, utilization, and storage

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Dear Colleagues,

Carbon capture, utilization, and storage (CCUS) is a promising way to mitigate CO2 emissions from centralized sources (e.g., power generation and industrial facilities), or directly from the atmosphere. Due to the accelerated pace of industrialization and the aggravation of global warming, more and more countries have attached importance to CO2 capture projects. The earliest large-scale CCUS project is the Terrel project implemented in the United States in 1972. The United States, Canada, Australia, Japan, and the United Arab Emirates have accelerated the industrialization of CO2 capture projects.  There are many sources of CO2 emissions in modern industrial production, such as cement, iron and steel, electric power, coal chemical and refining plants, etc. In view of CO2 emissions, various industries have carried out important research centered around CO2 capture, utilization, and storage. According to the characteristics of each industry, a variety of technologies and methods for CO2 capture, utilization, and storage have been formed. In order to exchange recent advances and lessons learned nationally and internationally, and to explore scientific and technological issues related to CCUS breakthrough, Energies plans to publish a collection on “Carbon Capture, Utilization, and Storage (CCUS)”. This Special Issue aims to present and disseminate the most recent advances related to science and technologies related to CO2 capture, utilization, and storage.

Interested topics include but not limited to: (1) thermal–hydrological–mechanical–chemical (THMC) coupling processes in CCUS; (2) numerical modelling and simulation; (3) containment and environmental impact; (4) regulatory framework, financing, economical, and social issues related to CCUS; (5) subsurface flow and transport; (6) pore-scale modelling of CCUS; (7) computational methods for flow in porous media; and (8) CO2 separation systems

Dr. Qi Liu
Dr. Hailong Tian
Prof. Dr. Liwei Zhang
Dr. Fei Jiang
Dr. Zhijie Yang
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Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Energies is an international peer-reviewed open access semimonthly journal published by MDPI.

Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 2600 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.

Dr. Qi Liu
Dr. Hailong Tian
Prof. Dr. Liwei Zhang
Dr. Fei Jiang
Dr. Zhijie Yang
Collection Editors

Manuscript Submission Information

Manuscripts should be submitted online at www.mdpi.com by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, click here to go to the submission form. Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline. All submissions that pass pre-check are peer-reviewed. Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the collection website. Research articles, review articles as well as short communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 100 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for announcement on this website.

Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Energies is an international peer-reviewed open access semimonthly journal published by MDPI.

Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 2600 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.

Keywords

  • carbon capture, utilization, and storage (CCUS)
  • CO2 geological storage (CGS)
  • CO2-enhanced oil recovery (CO2-EOR)
  • flow and transport in porous systems
  • pore-scale modelling of CCUS

Published Papers (6 papers)

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Integrated Black Oil Modeling for Efficient Simulation and Optimization of Carbon Storage in Saline Aquifers
by Ismail Ismail, Sofianos Panagiotis Fotias, Dimitris Avgoulas and Vassilis Gaganis
Energies 2024, 17(8), 1914; https://doi.org/10.3390/en17081914 - 17 Apr 2024
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Carbon capture and storage technologies play a crucial role in mitigating climate change by capturing and storing carbon dioxide emissions underground. Saline aquifers, among other geological formations, hold promise for long-term CO2 storage. However, accurately assessing their storage capacity and CO2 [...] Read more.
Carbon capture and storage technologies play a crucial role in mitigating climate change by capturing and storing carbon dioxide emissions underground. Saline aquifers, among other geological formations, hold promise for long-term CO2 storage. However, accurately assessing their storage capacity and CO2 behavior underground necessitates advanced numerical simulation and modeling techniques. In this study, we introduce an approach based on a solubility thermodynamic model that leverages cubic equations of state offline from the simulator. This approach enables the precise prediction of CO2–brine equilibrium properties and facilitates the conversion of compositional data into black oil PVT data suitable for black oil simulations. By incorporating industry-scale saline aquifer properties, we simulate a carbon storage scheme using the black oil model technique, significantly reducing computation time by at least four times while preserving the essential physical phenomena observed in underground carbon storage operations. A comparative analysis between black oil and compositional simulations reveals consistent results for reservoir pressure, CO2 saturation distributions, and mass fraction of trapping mechanisms, with differences of less than 4%. This validation underscores the reliability and efficiency of integrating the black oil model technique into carbon storage simulations in saline aquifer formations, offering tangible benefits to industry operators and regulators by striking a balance between accuracy and efficiency. The capability of this approach to extend to temperatures of up to 300 °C and pressures of up to 600 bars broadens its applicability beyond conventional CCS applications, serving as a valuable tool for optimizing decision-making processes in CCS projects, particularly in scenarios where profitability may be marginal. Full article
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Thermodynamic Feasibility Evaluation of Alkaline Thermal Treatment Process for Hydrogen Production and Carbon Capture from Biomass by Process Modeling
by Yujung Jung and Sanghun Lee
Energies 2024, 17(7), 1661; https://doi.org/10.3390/en17071661 - 30 Mar 2024
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Hydrogen is attracting attention as a low-carbon fuel. In particular, economical hydrogen production technologies without carbon emissions are gaining increasing attention. Recently, alkaline thermal treatment (ATT) has been proposed to reduce carbon emissions by capturing carbon in its solid phase during hydrogen production. [...] Read more.
Hydrogen is attracting attention as a low-carbon fuel. In particular, economical hydrogen production technologies without carbon emissions are gaining increasing attention. Recently, alkaline thermal treatment (ATT) has been proposed to reduce carbon emissions by capturing carbon in its solid phase during hydrogen production. By adding an alkali catalyst to the conventional thermochemical hydrogen production reaction, ATT enables carbon capture through the reaction of an alkali catalyst and carbon. In this study, a thermodynamic feasibility evaluation was carried out, and the effects of the process conditions for ATT with wheat straw grass (WSG) as biomass were investigated using Aspen Plus software V12.1. First, an ATT process model was developed, and basic thermodynamic equilibrium compositions were obtained in various conditions. Then, the effects of the process parameters of the reactor temperature and the mass ratio of NaOH/WSG (alkali/biomass, A/B value) were analyzed. Finally, the product gas compositions, process efficiency, and amount of carbon capture were evaluated. The results showed that the ATT process could be an efficient hydrogen production process with carbon capture, and the optimal process conditions were a reactor temperature of 800 °C, an A/B value of three, and a flow rate of steam of 6.9 × 10−5 L/min. Under these conditions, the maximum efficiency and the amount of carbon dioxide captured were 56.9% and 28.41 mmol/g WSG, respectively. Full article
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An Assessment of CO2 Capture Technologies towards Global Carbon Net Neutrality
by Amith Karayil, Ahmed Elseragy and Aliyu M. Aliyu
Energies 2024, 17(6), 1460; https://doi.org/10.3390/en17061460 - 18 Mar 2024
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Carbon dioxide, the leading contributor to anthropogenic climate change, is released mainly via fossil fuel combustion, mostly for energy generation. Carbon capture technologies are employed for reducing the emissions from existing huge point sources, along with capturing them from direct air, to reduce [...] Read more.
Carbon dioxide, the leading contributor to anthropogenic climate change, is released mainly via fossil fuel combustion, mostly for energy generation. Carbon capture technologies are employed for reducing the emissions from existing huge point sources, along with capturing them from direct air, to reduce the existing concentration. This paper provides a quantitative analysis of the various subtypes of carbon capture technologies with the aim of providing an assessment of each from technological, social, geo-political, economic, and environmental perspectives. Since the emissions intensity and quantity, along with the social–political–economic conditions, vary in different geographic regions, prioritising and finding the right type of technology is critical for achieving ambitious net-zero targets. Four main types of carbon capture technology were analysed (adsorption, absorption, membrane, and cryogenic) under four scenarios depending on the jurisdiction. The Technique for Order of Preference by Similarity to Ideal Solution (also known as the TOPSIS method) was used to establish a quantitative ranking of each, where weightages were allocated according to the emissions status and economics of each depending on the jurisdiction. Furthermore, forecasting the trends for technology types vis à vis carbon neutral targets between 2040 and 2050 was carried out by applying regression analysis on existing data and the emissions footprint of major contributing countries. The study found the membrane score to be the highest in the TOPSIS analysis in three of the four scenarios analysed. However, absorption remains the most popular for post-combustion capture despite having the highest energy penalty per ton of CO2 capture. Overall, capture rates are well short of projections for carbon neutrality; the methodology put forward for prioritising and aligning appropriate technologies and the region-by-region analysis will help highlight to technocrats, governments, and policymakers the state of the art and how to best utilise them to mitigate carbon emissions—critical in achieving the net-zero goals set at various international agreements on climate change. Full article
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2023

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Review
Storage Sites for Carbon Dioxide in the North Sea and Their Particular Characteristics
by Sean P. Rigby and Ali Alsayah
Energies 2024, 17(1), 211; https://doi.org/10.3390/en17010211 - 30 Dec 2023
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This paper reviews and evaluates work on the structural complexity of the potential carbon dioxide storage sites in the North Sea, including the nature of the reservoir structures, the reservoir rocks, the presence of inter-layers, faults, and fractures, and how these factors influence [...] Read more.
This paper reviews and evaluates work on the structural complexity of the potential carbon dioxide storage sites in the North Sea, including the nature of the reservoir structures, the reservoir rocks, the presence of inter-layers, faults, and fractures, and how these factors influence carbon dioxide capacity. In particular, the review emphasises the significance of studying caprocks in detail, not just the reservoir rock’s carbon dioxide storage capacity. This work also particularly considers reservoir simulation work on North Sea sites and illustrates the importance of using fully coupled flow–geomechanical–geochemical modelling to ensure that complex feedback and synergistic effects are not missed. It includes comparisons with other sites where relevant. It also discusses recent challenges and controversies that have arisen from simulations of sequestration in North Sea reservoirs and the need for comprehensive field data to resolve these issues. Full article
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CO2 Injection via a Horizontal Well into the Coal Seam at the Experimental Mine Barbara in Poland
by Kamil Stańczyk, Robert Hildebrandt, Jarosław Chećko, Tomasz Urych, Marian Wiatowski, Shakil Masum, Sivachidambaram Sadasivam, Thomas Kempka, Christopher Otto, Priscilla Ernst and Hywel Rhys Thomas
Energies 2023, 16(20), 7217; https://doi.org/10.3390/en16207217 - 23 Oct 2023
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This study, conducted as part of the ROCCS project, investigates the potential of coal seams for CO2 sequestration through in situ tests. The in situ tests, performed at Experimental Mine Barbara in Mikołów, Poland, involved injecting CO2 through a horizontal well [...] Read more.
This study, conducted as part of the ROCCS project, investigates the potential of coal seams for CO2 sequestration through in situ tests. The in situ tests, performed at Experimental Mine Barbara in Mikołów, Poland, involved injecting CO2 through a horizontal well into a coal seam, with variable well lengths and injection parameters. The experiments included monitoring for CO2 leakage and migration within the coal seam. The objective was to examine the correlation between the CO2 injection rate and the coal–CO2 contact area, monitoring for any potential leakage. The total mass of CO2 injected was about 7700 kg. Significant leakage, probably due to the formation of preferential pathways, prevented pressure buildup in the injection well. The results provide insights into challenges regarding CO2 injection into coal seams, with implications for the design of commercial-scale CO2 storage installations. Full article
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Development and Application of a Simulator for Simulating the Behaviors of a Geological System When Replacing CH4 from Hydrate-Bearing Reservoirs by CO2
by Yan Li and Hailong Tian
Energies 2023, 16(8), 3342; https://doi.org/10.3390/en16083342 - 10 Apr 2023
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Conventional techniques for hydrate production may cause the deconstruction of hydrate, changing the geomechanical stresses of the reservoir, which could trigger the subsidence of the seafloor. A new method for replacing CH4 from the hydrate lattice by CO2, without damaging [...] Read more.
Conventional techniques for hydrate production may cause the deconstruction of hydrate, changing the geomechanical stresses of the reservoir, which could trigger the subsidence of the seafloor. A new method for replacing CH4 from the hydrate lattice by CO2, without damaging the mechanical structure of sediment, has been proposed. This approach can achieve both the objectives of long-term CO2 sequestration and the safe production of CH4 from hydrates. By coupling the Chen-Guo model into Tough+Hydrate V1.5, an updated simulator CO2-EGHRSim V.10 (CO2 Enhanced Gas Hydrate Recovery simulator) was developed in this work to describe the replacing processes of CH4 from the hydrate lattice by CO2 and to evaluate the storage potential of CO2 and the recovery efficiency of CH4 from the hydrate-bearing reservoirs. The developed simulator was verified using measured data obtained from laboratory experiments. The verification suggested that CO2-EGHRSim performed well in predicting the replacing processes of CH4 with CO2. The simulator was applied to calculate the CO2 storage potential combined with the CH4 recovery from hydrates at the site of Iġnik Sikumi on the North Slope of Alaska. The simulated results indicated that the CO2–CH4 exchange mostly occurred inside the gas plume, and the CO2 hydrate was only present around the production well. The simulated CO2 storage ratio was 0.58, and the CH4 recovery efficiency was 25.95%. Full article
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