A Review on the State-of-the-Art and Commercial Status of Carbon Capture Technologies

Carbon capture technologies are largely considered to play a crucial role in meeting the climate change and global warming target set by Net Zero Emission (NZE) 2050. These technologies can contribute to clean energy transitions and emissions reduction by decarbonizing the power sector and other CO&...

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Main Authors: Md Hujjatul Islam, Shashank Reddy Patlolla
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Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2025-07-01
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/18/15/3937
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description Carbon capture technologies are largely considered to play a crucial role in meeting the climate change and global warming target set by Net Zero Emission (NZE) 2050. These technologies can contribute to clean energy transitions and emissions reduction by decarbonizing the power sector and other CO<sub>2</sub> intensive industries such as iron and steel production, natural gas processing oil refining and cement production where there is no obvious alternative to carbon capture technologies. While the progress of carbon capture technologies has fallen behind expectations in the past, in recent years there has been substantial growth in this area, with over 700 projects at various stages of development. Moreover, there are around 45 commercial carbon capture facilities already in operation around the world in different industrial processes, fuel transformation and power generation. Carbon capture technologies including pre/post-combustion, oxyfuel and chemical looping combustion have been widely exploited in the recent years at different Technology Readiness level (TRL). Although, a large number of review studies are available addressing different carbon capture strategies, however, studies related to the commercial status of the carbon capture technologies are yet to be conducted. In this review article, we summarize the <i>state-of-the-art</i> of different carbon capture technologies applied to different emission sources, focusing on emission reduction, net-zero emission, and negative emission. We also highlight the commercial status of the different carbon capture technologies including economics, opportunities, and challenges.
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spelling doaj-art-35e297acbbd0438aaaf4e0c9651ee32c2025-08-20T03:35:58ZengMDPI AGEnergies1996-10732025-07-011815393710.3390/en18153937A Review on the State-of-the-Art and Commercial Status of Carbon Capture TechnologiesMd Hujjatul Islam0Shashank Reddy Patlolla1Energy Modelling and Automation Research Group, Department of Energy and Technology, NORCE Norwegian Research Center, 5008 Bergen, NorwayVulcanX Energy Corporation, 3000-1055 Dunsmuir St., Vancouver, BC V7X1K8, CanadaCarbon capture technologies are largely considered to play a crucial role in meeting the climate change and global warming target set by Net Zero Emission (NZE) 2050. These technologies can contribute to clean energy transitions and emissions reduction by decarbonizing the power sector and other CO<sub>2</sub> intensive industries such as iron and steel production, natural gas processing oil refining and cement production where there is no obvious alternative to carbon capture technologies. While the progress of carbon capture technologies has fallen behind expectations in the past, in recent years there has been substantial growth in this area, with over 700 projects at various stages of development. Moreover, there are around 45 commercial carbon capture facilities already in operation around the world in different industrial processes, fuel transformation and power generation. Carbon capture technologies including pre/post-combustion, oxyfuel and chemical looping combustion have been widely exploited in the recent years at different Technology Readiness level (TRL). Although, a large number of review studies are available addressing different carbon capture strategies, however, studies related to the commercial status of the carbon capture technologies are yet to be conducted. In this review article, we summarize the <i>state-of-the-art</i> of different carbon capture technologies applied to different emission sources, focusing on emission reduction, net-zero emission, and negative emission. We also highlight the commercial status of the different carbon capture technologies including economics, opportunities, and challenges.https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/18/15/3937carbon capturecommercializationtechnology readiness level (TRL)direct air capture (DAC)bioenergy carbon capture and storage (BECCS)
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carbon capture
commercialization
technology readiness level (TRL)
direct air capture (DAC)
bioenergy carbon capture and storage (BECCS)
title A Review on the State-of-the-Art and Commercial Status of Carbon Capture Technologies
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commercialization
technology readiness level (TRL)
direct air capture (DAC)
bioenergy carbon capture and storage (BECCS)
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