Perspective on artificial intelligence for carbon capture utilization and storage (CCUS) in Petrochemical Industry

The energy-intensive petrochemical industry contributes 14 % of global industrial emissions. In the face of climate change, there is an urgent need for the petrochemical industry transition to low carbon manufacturing. Deployment of carbon capture, utilization and storage (CCUS) technologies can eff...

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Main Authors: Jin Ma, Yide Han, Meihong Wang, Weimin Zhong, Wenli Du, Feng Qian
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Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2025-09-01
Series:Carbon Capture Science & Technology
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author Jin Ma
Yide Han
Meihong Wang
Weimin Zhong
Wenli Du
Feng Qian
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Yide Han
Meihong Wang
Weimin Zhong
Wenli Du
Feng Qian
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description The energy-intensive petrochemical industry contributes 14 % of global industrial emissions. In the face of climate change, there is an urgent need for the petrochemical industry transition to low carbon manufacturing. Deployment of carbon capture, utilization and storage (CCUS) technologies can effectively reduce carbon emissions from the petrochemical industry. However, the large-scale deployment of CCUS faces the obstacles of high energy consumption and high cost. Artificial intelligence (AI) has shown great potential to accelerate the large-scale deployment of CCUS in the petrochemical industry. Nevertheless, most AI-based approaches are still largely at the research stage and not yet widely adopted in industrial practice. This paper explores four aspects of AI for petrochemical industry to reduce CO2 emission, including the solvent selection and design for carbon capture, catalyst design for CO2 utilisation, hybrid process modelling for optimal design and operation, and life cycle sustainability assessment. We evaluate different promising approaches for AI in each aspect and highlight our key findings, with the goal to accelerate the petrochemical industry transition to carbon neutrality.
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spelling doaj-art-1f553ce2e69f42408f0042d825652fdf2025-08-22T04:58:54ZengElsevierCarbon Capture Science & Technology2772-65682025-09-011610047110.1016/j.ccst.2025.100471Perspective on artificial intelligence for carbon capture utilization and storage (CCUS) in Petrochemical IndustryJin Ma0Yide Han1Meihong Wang2Weimin Zhong3Wenli Du4Feng Qian5Key Laboratory of Smart Manufacturing in Energy Chemical Process, Ministry of Education, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai 200237, PR ChinaSchool of Chemical, Materials and Biological Engineering, The University of Sheffield, Sheffield S1 3JD, UKKey Laboratory of Smart Manufacturing in Energy Chemical Process, Ministry of Education, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai 200237, PR China; School of Chemical, Materials and Biological Engineering, The University of Sheffield, Sheffield S1 3JD, UK; Corresponding authors.Key Laboratory of Smart Manufacturing in Energy Chemical Process, Ministry of Education, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai 200237, PR ChinaKey Laboratory of Smart Manufacturing in Energy Chemical Process, Ministry of Education, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai 200237, PR ChinaKey Laboratory of Smart Manufacturing in Energy Chemical Process, Ministry of Education, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai 200237, PR China; Corresponding authors.The energy-intensive petrochemical industry contributes 14 % of global industrial emissions. In the face of climate change, there is an urgent need for the petrochemical industry transition to low carbon manufacturing. Deployment of carbon capture, utilization and storage (CCUS) technologies can effectively reduce carbon emissions from the petrochemical industry. However, the large-scale deployment of CCUS faces the obstacles of high energy consumption and high cost. Artificial intelligence (AI) has shown great potential to accelerate the large-scale deployment of CCUS in the petrochemical industry. Nevertheless, most AI-based approaches are still largely at the research stage and not yet widely adopted in industrial practice. This paper explores four aspects of AI for petrochemical industry to reduce CO2 emission, including the solvent selection and design for carbon capture, catalyst design for CO2 utilisation, hybrid process modelling for optimal design and operation, and life cycle sustainability assessment. We evaluate different promising approaches for AI in each aspect and highlight our key findings, with the goal to accelerate the petrochemical industry transition to carbon neutrality.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2772656825001101Carbon capture, utilisation and storage (CCUS)Petrochemical industryArtificial IntelligenceSolvent selection and designCatalyst DesignSustainability
spellingShingle Jin Ma
Yide Han
Meihong Wang
Weimin Zhong
Wenli Du
Feng Qian
Perspective on artificial intelligence for carbon capture utilization and storage (CCUS) in Petrochemical Industry
Carbon Capture Science & Technology
Carbon capture, utilisation and storage (CCUS)
Petrochemical industry
Artificial Intelligence
Solvent selection and design
Catalyst Design
Sustainability
title Perspective on artificial intelligence for carbon capture utilization and storage (CCUS) in Petrochemical Industry
title_full Perspective on artificial intelligence for carbon capture utilization and storage (CCUS) in Petrochemical Industry
title_fullStr Perspective on artificial intelligence for carbon capture utilization and storage (CCUS) in Petrochemical Industry
title_full_unstemmed Perspective on artificial intelligence for carbon capture utilization and storage (CCUS) in Petrochemical Industry
title_short Perspective on artificial intelligence for carbon capture utilization and storage (CCUS) in Petrochemical Industry
title_sort perspective on artificial intelligence for carbon capture utilization and storage ccus in petrochemical industry
topic Carbon capture, utilisation and storage (CCUS)
Petrochemical industry
Artificial Intelligence
Solvent selection and design
Catalyst Design
Sustainability
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2772656825001101
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