Researchers try to unlock new pathways for industrial carbon capture

A study shows that advances in chemistry are increasingly positioning carbon capture as a viable solution for large-scale industrial decarbonisation

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SIGNIFICANT advances in chemistry could transform efforts to curb emissions from the world's most polluting industries, a new study reveals.

Published in Nature Reviews Chemistry, the research paper entitled 'Chemistry advances driving industrial carbon capture technologies', discusses how chemical innovations are enabling more efficient and scalable carbon capture solutions for heavy industries, such as oil and gas, steel, cement, aluminium and chemicals.

These sectors, responsible for 40 per cent of global greenhouse gas emissions and 85 percent of manufacturing-related emissions, are critical to meeting global climate goals.

The study was conducted by a team led by Professor Mercedes Maroto-Valer, Champion and Director of the Industrial Decarbonisation Research and Innovation Centre (IDRIC) and Director of the Research Centre for Carbon Solutions (RCCS) at Herriot-Watt University in the UK, and Dr Steve Griffiths, Professor and Vice-Chancellor for Research at American University of Sharjah (AUS).