ABSTRACT
In the past decades, a variety of CO2 removal technologies have been proposed and used. Thereinto, carbon capture, utilization and storage (CCUS) is a novel process for capturing CO2 from gas mixtures from sources such as fossil fuel power plants and either storing or reusing it to prevent the large quantities of CO2 release into the atmosphere. CO2 storage in geologic formations includes oil and gas reservoirs, unmineable coal seams and deep saline reservoirs, and the structures that have stored crude oil, natural gas, brine and CO2 over millions of years. The energy and environment issues are major influential factors during the CCUS process to implement the large-scale applications. This collection of the special issue includes 12 papers in the fields of CO2 capture, utilization and storage.
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Zhien Zhang
Zhien Zhang is Research Fellow in William G. Lowrie Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at the Ohio State University. His research interests include advanced processes and materials, i.e. membranes technology, carbon capture, utilization and storage (CCUS) processes, gas separation, and gas hydrates. Dr. Zhang has published more than 90 journal articles and 16 editorials in high-impact journals, e.g., Renewable & Sustainable Energy Reviews. He is Editor and Guest Editor for several international journals, e.g., Applied Energy, Energy Sources, Part A: Recovery, Utilization, and Environmental Effects, Journal of Natural Gas Science and Engineering, and he is also a Visiting Professor at University of Cincinnati.