Region prioritization for the development carbon capture and utilization technologies

Joao Patricio, Athanasios Angelis-Dimakis, Arturo Castillo-Castillo, Yuliya Kalymkova, Leonardo Rosado

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Abstract

In recent years several strategies have been developed and adopted to reduce the levels of the Greenhouse Gas Emissions emitted to the atmosphere. The adoption of Carbon Capture and Utilization (CCU) technologies may contribute towards carbon sequestration as well as to the creation of high value products. This study presents a methodology to assess the potential of CO2utilization across Europe, and to identify the European regions with the greater potential to deploy nine selected carbon dioxide utilization technologies. The results show that Germany, UK and France at the first level followed by Spain, Italy and Poland are the countries where the larger quantities of available CO2 could be found but also where the majority of the potential receiving processes are located, and therefore with the greatest potential for CO2 utilization. The study has also revealed several specific regions where reuse schemes based on CO2 could be developed both in Central Europe (Dusseldorf and Cologne ? Germany, Antwerp Province and East Flanders ?Belgium and S?la?skie ? Poland) and in Scandinavia (Etelä-Suomi and Helsinki-Uusimaa ?Finland). Finally, among all the selected technologies, concrete curing and horticulture production are the technologies with the higher potential for CO2 utilization in Europe.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)50-59
Number of pages10
JournalJournal of CO2 Utilization
Volume17
Early online date24 Nov 2016
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Jan 2017

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