Browsing by Author "Zhang, Zhien"

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    Harnessing the power of machine learning for carbon capture, utilisation, and storage (CCUS) – A state-of-the-art review
    (Royal Society of Chemistry, 2021-11-01) Yan, Yongliang; Borhani, Tohid N.; Subraveti, Sai Gokul; Pai, Kasturi Nagesh; Prasad, Vinay; Rajendran, Arvind; Nkulikiyinka, Paula; Asibor, Jude Odianosen; Zhang, Zhien; Shao, Ding; Wang, Lijuan; Zhang, Wenbiao; Yan, Yong; Ampomah, William; You, Junyu; Wang, Meihong; Anthony, Edward J.; Manovic, Vasilije; Clough, Peter T.
    Carbon capture, utilisation and storage (CCUS) will play a critical role in future decarbonisation efforts to meet the Paris Agreement targets and mitigate the worst effects of climate change. Whilst there are many well developed CCUS technologies there is the potential for improvement that can encourage CCUS deployment. A time and cost-efficient way of advancing CCUS is through the application of machine learning (ML). ML is a collective term for high-level statistical tools and algorithms that can be used to classify, predict, optimise, and cluster data. Within this review we address the main steps of the CCUS value chain (CO2 capture, transport, utilisation, storage) and explore how ML is playing a leading role in expanding the knowledge across all fields of CCUS. We finish with a set of recommendations for further work and research that will develop the role that ML plays in CCUS and enable greater deployment of the technologies.
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    Recent advances in carbon dioxide utilization
    (Elsevier, 2020-03-12) Zhang, Zhien; Pan, Shu Yuan; Li, Hao; Cai, Jianchao; Olabi, Abdul Ghani; Anthony, Ben; Manovic, Vasilije
    Carbon dioxide (CO2) is the major contributor to greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and the main driver of climate change. Currently, CO2 utilization is increasingly attracting interest in processes like enhanced oil recovery and coal bed methane and it has the potential to be used in hydraulic fracturing processes, among others. In this review, the latest developments in CO2 capture, utilization, conversion, and sequestration are examined through a multi-scale perspective. The diverse range of CO2 utilization applications, including mineralization, biological utilization, food and beverages, energy storage media, and chemicals, is comprehensively presented. We also discuss the worldwide research and development of CO2 utilization projects. Lastly, we examine the key challenges and issues that must be faced for pilot-scale and industrial applications in the future. This study demonstrates that CO2 utilization can be a driver for the future development of carbon capture and utilization technologies. However, considering the amount of CO2 produced globally, even if it can be reduced in the near-to mid-term future, carbon capture and storage will remain the primary strategy and, so, complementary strategies are desirable. Currently, the main CO2 utilization industry is enhanced oil and gas recovery, but considering the carbon life cycle, these processes still add CO2 to the atmosphere. In order to implement other CO2 utilization technologies at a large scale, in addition to their current technical feasibility, their economic and societal viability is critical. Therefore, future efforts should be directed toward reduction of energy penalties and costs, and the introduction of policies and regulation encouraging carbon capture, utilization and storage, and increasing the public acceptance of the strategies in a complementary manner.