A review of technologies for carbon capture, sequestration, and utilization: Cost, capacity, and technology readiness

Publication Date

2-1-2022

Document Type

Article

Publication Title

Greenhouse Gases: Science and Technology

Volume

12

Issue

1

DOI

10.1002/ghg.2131

First Page

200

Last Page

230

Abstract

The continued rise in anthropogenic carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions and increase in atmospheric CO2 concentration has led to calls from experts, including the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change that has estimated that global warming needs to be limited to 1.5 °C above preindustrial levels to avoid the worst effects of climate change, and that carbon neutrality would need to be achieved globally by 2050 to meet this target. Achieving carbon neutrality by mid-century will rely on successful implementation and widespread adoption of technologies for reducing emissions from large point sources of CO2, direct CO2 capture from the air, as well as storage and utilization technologies that would convert CO2 to a form that would ensure safety and permanency of storage. In this paper, engineering solutions for CO2 capture, utilization, and storage are reviewed with a focus on technology readiness level, and cost. © 2021 Society of Chemical Industry and John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

Funding Number

19RD017

Funding Sponsor

California Air Resources Board

Keywords

cost estimates, direct air capture, global warming, sequestration, utilization

Department

Mechanical Engineering

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