Carbon capture utilization encompasses technologies that separate carbon dioxide from air, flue gas, or aqueous streams and convert it into fuels, chemicals, and materials. Approaches span sorbent- and solvent-based capture, moisture- and pressure-swing processes, chemical looping, and direct air capture, often integrated with solar, electrochemical, and bio-based systems. Captured CO2 and biogenic carbon are transformed via catalysis, photoelectrochemistry, microbial and thermochemical pathways into products such as methane, methanol, formic acid, plastics, bio-oil, and solid carbon, frequently using waste biomass, wastewater, and plastics as feedstocks.
Engineering
A new method for enhanced oil recovery proposed by researchers at The University of Texas at Austin is showing promising results in modeling studies—producing more oil, storing more carbon, and doing so more safely than conventional ...
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Oil produced from shale reservoirs drove record crude output in the U.S. over the past decade, but inefficiencies in extraction often leave as much as 90% of the oil behind, according to the federal Energy Information Administration.
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Energy & Green Tech
In her doctoral dissertation at the University of Vaasa, Michaela Hissa demonstrates that fuels refined from waste and industrial by-products can help reduce emissions in existing engine applications.
Aug 13, 2025
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Energy & Green Tech
Researchers from Jiangsu University and Shanghai Jiao Tong University have revealed a promising solution to the global plastic waste crisis through solar-driven photoreforming. This technology not only transforms plastic ...
Aug 12, 2025
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Energy & Green Tech
NIBIO has contributed to developing a method for turning greenhouse gases like CO2 or CO into biomethane—a renewable energy source. Using thin layers of microorganisms, so-called biofilms, greenhouse gases can be transformed ...
Aug 6, 2025
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A team of researchers led by Prof. Li Weiming from the Institute of Applied Ecology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has developed a novel "coordinated engineering" approach to enhance biofuel production from brown algae, ...
Aug 5, 2025
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Sunlight shining on specialized floaties can now produce fuel for plants by recovering ammonia from wastewater. Researchers designed a floatable amino-grafted (-NH2) MXene (Ti3C2)-based (AMS) sponge that, when scaled efficiently, ...
Energy & Green Tech
Recent key advances in chemistry could tackle emissions from the world's most polluting industries, according to a new study published in Nature Reviews Chemistry.
Jul 24, 2025
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Energy & Green Tech
The process of cleaning the water that flows down our drains and toilets can drastically raise carbon dioxide levels in nearby waterways. Two Johns Hopkins University scientists have found an innovative way to reduce levels ...
Jul 24, 2025
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Energy & Green Tech
Off-grid, modular, and seaworthy: KIT (Karlsruhe Institute of Technology) and partners intend to produce synthetic fuels on a floating platform using wind energy, seawater, and ambient air. For this purpose, the "PtX-Wind" ...
Jul 15, 2025
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