Carbon Neutral Chemical Technology

Provides the latest innovative technologies related to carbon capture, utilization, and storage towards a sustainable energy future.

Autorentext
Helei Liu is Professor at the School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, China. His research interests mainly involve new technologies for CO2 capture from flue gases from industrial sources, which also involve the development of reaction mechanisms and kinetics for CO2 capture based on new knowledge of CO2?amine interactions.

Sandra Kentish is a Redmond Barry Distinguished Professor at The University of Melbourne, Australia. She is a Project Leader within the ARC Hub for Digital Bioprocess Development, the Dairy Innovation Research Hub and within the Future Fuels CRC. Professor Kentish was selected as one of Australia's Most Innovative Engineers by Engineers Australia in 2017 and as a Woman of Influence by the Australian Financial Review in 2018. She was elected to the Australian Academy of Technology and Engineering (ATSE) in 2019. Professor Kentish has been awarded the Membrane Society of Australasia Anita Hill Leadership award, the Grimwade Prize in Industrial Chemistry and the Caltex Teaching Award of Excellence for Training of Chemical Engineers in Australasia.

Jan Baeyens is currently Principal Investigator at the Beijing University of Chemical Technology, China. He had many years of employment in engineering divisions of various Belgian companies, then was appointed at the University of Birmingham, the University College London and the University of Warwick. He is actively involved in renewable energy research.

Inhalt
Chapter 1. Low Carbon Utilization of Fossil Fuel
1.1. Transformation of coal utilization -
Coal to chemicals (CTC)
1.2. Transformation of petroleum utilization
1.3. Transformation of natural gas utilization
1.4. Resource utilization of carbon dioxide

Chapter 2. Chemical Absorption Based Post-Combustion Carbon Capture from Industries Sources
2.1 MEA processes
2.2 Ammonia-based processes
2.3 Sterically hindered amine-based process
2.4 Consolv process
2.5 Demixing solvents
2.6 Amino acid salt-based solvents
2.7 Ionic liquid

Chapter 3. Membrane Separation Technology in Carbon Capture
3.1 Membranes for pre-combustion capture
3.2 Membranes for post-combustion capture
3.3 Membranes for oxy-fuel combustion

Chapter 4. Adsorption Based Carbon Capture
4.1 Adsorption processes - chemical looping systems
4.2 Regeneration mode

Chapter 5. Thermal Analytic CO2 Utilization
5.1 C1 chemistry for CO2 conversion
5.2 Methods to Produce C2+ hydrocatbons, acids, alcohols, olefins, aromatics, and fuels from CO2

Chapter 6. Electrochemical and Photocataltytical CO2 Utilization
6.1 Organic?Inorganic Hybrid Materials for CO2 Photo/Electro-Conversion
6.2 Metal?Organic Framework Materials for CO2 Photo-/Electro-Conversion
6.3 Covalent Organic Frameworks for CO2 Photo/Electro-Conversion
6.4 Single/Dual-Atom Catalysts for CO2 Photo/Electro-Conversion
6.5 Homogeneous Catalytic CO2 Photo/Electro-Conversion
6.6 Semiconductor Composite Materials for Photocatalytic CO2 Reduction
6.7 High-Entropy Alloys for CO2 Photo/Electro-Conversion
6.8 Carbon-Based Materials for CO2 Photo/Electro-Conversion

Chapter 7. CO2 Mineralization
7.1 Different technologies for CO2 mineralization
7.2 Process for CO2 mineralization

Chapter 8. Green H2 Production Toward Net Zero Emission
8.1 Energy decarbonization using hydrogen as alternative energy source
8.2 Green hydrogen production technologies
8.3 Sustainable and efficient biohydrogen production via electrohydrogenesis
8.4 Microbial electrolysis cells for hydrogen production
8.5 Photobiological hydrogen production process
8.6 Feasibility of large-scale green hydrogen production

Chapter 9. Carbon Capture and Utilization for a Sustainable Future
9.1 Provide short- and long-term flexibility to the power system
9.2 Facilitate low-carbon hydrogen production from natural gas
9.3 Contribute to the use of captured CO2 to manufacture goods or aid in industrial processes
9.4 Deliver net-negative emissions when combined with electricity generation from biofuels

Chapter 10. Carbon Capture and Utilization: Major Issues, Challenges, and the Path Forward