Methods and Techniques for CO 2 Capture: Review of Potential Solutions and Applications in Modern Energy Technologies

Paweł Madejski, Karolina Chmiel, Navaneethan Subramanian and Tomasz Kuś
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Paweł Madejski: Department of Power Systems and Environmental Protection Facilities, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Robotics, AGH University of Science and Technology, 30-059 Kraków, Poland
Karolina Chmiel: Department of Power Systems and Environmental Protection Facilities, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Robotics, AGH University of Science and Technology, 30-059 Kraków, Poland
Navaneethan Subramanian: Department of Power Systems and Environmental Protection Facilities, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Robotics, AGH University of Science and Technology, 30-059 Kraków, Poland
Tomasz Kuś: Department of Power Systems and Environmental Protection Facilities, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Robotics, AGH University of Science and Technology, 30-059 Kraków, Poland

Energies, 2022, vol. 15, issue 3, 1-21

Abstract: The paper presents and discusses modern methods and technologies of CO 2 capture (pre-combustion capture, post-combustion capture, and oxy-combustion capture) along with the principles of these methods and examples of existing and operating installations. The primary differences of the selected methods and technologies, with the possibility to apply them in new low-emission energy technologies, were presented. The following CO 2 capture methods: pre-combustion, post-combustion based on chemical absorption, physical separation, membrane separation, chemical looping combustion, calcium looping process, and oxy-combustion are discussed in the paper. Large-scale carbon capture utilization and storage (CCUS) facilities operating and under development are summarized. In 2021, 27 commercial CCUS facilities are currently under operation with a capture capacity of up to 40 Mt of CO 2 per year. If all projects are launched, the global CO 2 capture potential can be more than ca. 130–150 Mt/year of captured CO 2 . The most popular and developed indicators for comparing and assessing CO 2 emission, capture, avoiding, and cost connected with avoiding CO 2 emissions are also presented and described in the paper.

Keywords: carbon capture and storage installation; CO 2 capture methods; CO 2 emission level assessment indicators (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q Q0 Q4 Q40 Q41 Q42 Q43 Q47 Q48 Q49 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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