Exploration of New Operational Models and Technologies for the Synergistic Development of Deep-Sea Mining and Carbon Sequestration

The ocean harbors abundant solid minerals and is the world’s largest carbon sink with vast carbon sequestration potentials. Exploring the synergistic development of deep-sea mining and carbon sequestration is of significant importance for supporting China’s green and low-carbon transformation in dee...

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Main Authors: Xuguang Chen, Xian Zhang, Ning Ma, Xixi Liu, Anqi Xie, Fengpeng Zhang, Rui Lyu
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Published: 《中国工程科学》杂志社 2025-04-01
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Online Access:https://www.engineering.org.cn/sscae/EN/PDF/10.15302/J-SSCAE-2024.12.030
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Xian Zhang
Ning Ma
Xixi Liu
Anqi Xie
Fengpeng Zhang
Rui Lyu
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description The ocean harbors abundant solid minerals and is the world’s largest carbon sink with vast carbon sequestration potentials. Exploring the synergistic development of deep-sea mining and carbon sequestration is of significant importance for supporting China’s green and low-carbon transformation in deep-sea mining, as well as enhancing its influence in the field of ocean development and governance. This study summarizes the development status and trends of deep-sea mining operational models, focusing on the efficient, green, and low-carbon development of deep-sea mineral resources. It proposes synergistic operations that integrate deep-sea mining with marine carbon sequestration, creating a dual-industry collaborative development model. From the perspectives of feasibility, synergy, and economic viability, the competitiveness of a "deep-sea mining + carbon sequestration" model is analyzed. Breakthrough directions and technology development pathways are proposed, including efficient integration of deep-sea mining and carbon sequestration systems, environmental impact monitoring, carbon footprint tracing, and collaborative operation equipment. Research findings indicate that CO2 jets in deep-sea mining environments exhibit a collection performance comparable to water jets, along with better environmental friendliness and lower risks of carbon sequestration leakage. Deep-sea mining and marine carbon sequestration show high complementarity in terms of operational equipment and space, with no interference in their operational cycles. This industrial collaborative development model can improve the profitability of both marine carbon sequestration and deep-sea mining. To promote the synergistic development of these two industries, it is essential to accelerate breakthroughs in core deep-sea technologies and equipment, establish a complete industrial chain and clusters, and foster the comprehensive development of compound talent teams, technical equipment, and economic benefits in deep-sea mining and marine carbon sequestration.
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spelling doaj-art-e9c652ac47174bd987afd9c549ea9f7b2025-08-20T03:46:53Zzho《中国工程科学》杂志社中国工程科学1009-17422025-04-0127214815810.15302/J-SSCAE-2024.12.030Exploration of New Operational Models and Technologies for the Synergistic Development of Deep-Sea Mining and Carbon SequestrationXuguang Chen0Xian Zhang1Ning Ma2Xixi Liu3Anqi Xie4Fengpeng Zhang5Rui Lyu61. College of Engineering, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266000, Shandong, China|2. Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Ocean Engineering, Qingdao 266100, Shandong, China1. College of Engineering, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266000, Shandong, China1. College of Engineering, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266000, Shandong, China1. College of Engineering, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266000, Shandong, China1. College of Engineering, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266000, Shandong, China1. College of Engineering, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266000, Shandong, China1. College of Engineering, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266000, Shandong, ChinaThe ocean harbors abundant solid minerals and is the world’s largest carbon sink with vast carbon sequestration potentials. Exploring the synergistic development of deep-sea mining and carbon sequestration is of significant importance for supporting China’s green and low-carbon transformation in deep-sea mining, as well as enhancing its influence in the field of ocean development and governance. This study summarizes the development status and trends of deep-sea mining operational models, focusing on the efficient, green, and low-carbon development of deep-sea mineral resources. It proposes synergistic operations that integrate deep-sea mining with marine carbon sequestration, creating a dual-industry collaborative development model. From the perspectives of feasibility, synergy, and economic viability, the competitiveness of a "deep-sea mining + carbon sequestration" model is analyzed. Breakthrough directions and technology development pathways are proposed, including efficient integration of deep-sea mining and carbon sequestration systems, environmental impact monitoring, carbon footprint tracing, and collaborative operation equipment. Research findings indicate that CO2 jets in deep-sea mining environments exhibit a collection performance comparable to water jets, along with better environmental friendliness and lower risks of carbon sequestration leakage. Deep-sea mining and marine carbon sequestration show high complementarity in terms of operational equipment and space, with no interference in their operational cycles. This industrial collaborative development model can improve the profitability of both marine carbon sequestration and deep-sea mining. To promote the synergistic development of these two industries, it is essential to accelerate breakthroughs in core deep-sea technologies and equipment, establish a complete industrial chain and clusters, and foster the comprehensive development of compound talent teams, technical equipment, and economic benefits in deep-sea mining and marine carbon sequestration.https://www.engineering.org.cn/sscae/EN/PDF/10.15302/J-SSCAE-2024.12.030carbon peaking and carbon neutralitydeep-sea miningmarine carbon sequestrationtechnical synergytechnology development pathway
spellingShingle Xuguang Chen
Xian Zhang
Ning Ma
Xixi Liu
Anqi Xie
Fengpeng Zhang
Rui Lyu
Exploration of New Operational Models and Technologies for the Synergistic Development of Deep-Sea Mining and Carbon Sequestration
中国工程科学
carbon peaking and carbon neutrality
deep-sea mining
marine carbon sequestration
technical synergy
technology development pathway
title Exploration of New Operational Models and Technologies for the Synergistic Development of Deep-Sea Mining and Carbon Sequestration
title_full Exploration of New Operational Models and Technologies for the Synergistic Development of Deep-Sea Mining and Carbon Sequestration
title_fullStr Exploration of New Operational Models and Technologies for the Synergistic Development of Deep-Sea Mining and Carbon Sequestration
title_full_unstemmed Exploration of New Operational Models and Technologies for the Synergistic Development of Deep-Sea Mining and Carbon Sequestration
title_short Exploration of New Operational Models and Technologies for the Synergistic Development of Deep-Sea Mining and Carbon Sequestration
title_sort exploration of new operational models and technologies for the synergistic development of deep sea mining and carbon sequestration
topic carbon peaking and carbon neutrality
deep-sea mining
marine carbon sequestration
technical synergy
technology development pathway
url https://www.engineering.org.cn/sscae/EN/PDF/10.15302/J-SSCAE-2024.12.030
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