Carbon Capture Utilization and Storage (CCUS)

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The climate crisis is a math problem, and the solution might lie in the optimization ​of Carbon Capture Utilization and Storage (CCUS​). Carbon ​capture is a field of environmental and chemical engineering​, and it is ​the process of trapping CO2 before it escapes into the atmosphere​. BBC Technology reporter Adrienne Murray says, “[Carbon Capture] Technology ​is, however, not without critics who think​ it’s ​over-hyped​”. In ​addition to the controversy, big oil companies​ like Shell ​are using​ ​carbon capture technologies to say that they are a sustainable, green​ ​company. This is a hypocritical take for big oil companies that are​ ​spilling​ chemicals and are not capturing the harmful CO2 gases before releasing them into the atmosphere. This is why I am investigating: Can ​carbon capture technologies be improved as a method​ to remove CO2 from the atmosphere? This is important because ​the health of the environment​ is a vital ​topic​ for ​most people living on Earth. This is especially true​ ​for engineers, company owners, and lawmakers to justify investing in new​ ​sustainable technologies​. Although skeptics argue that carbon capture remains an inefficient and under scaled solution to the climate crisis, recent advancements in biphasic solvent chemistry, and mechanical spray optimization make it a workable and necessary component of global CO2 removal from the atmosphere.

Project: Carbon Capture Utilization and Storage (CCUS)