GX & Decarbonization Research

Nasser D. Afify, Xianfeng Fan, Martin B. Sweatman

Using nonequilibrium Ehrenfest electron-nuclear dynamics, this study probes whether infrared laser excitation can lower the energy demand of amine regeneration—the most energy-intensive step in post-combustion CO2 capture. Simulations of ME…

Debabrata Chakraborty, Sumanta Mondal, Soumik Paul +4

First one-pot tandem-condensation route to three covalently bonded hierarchically porous organosilica polymers with in-situ embedded triazine moieties. The materials show high thermal stability (up to 250 °C), surface areas of 200–600 m²g⁻¹…

Kingsley Okoli, Pallavi Dubey, Mark Mba Wright

This study designs an industrial-scale fast pyrolysis system converting biomass into sequesterable bio-oil and biochar, directing 90% of output to sequestration. Integrating techno-economic analysis and life cycle assessment across seven fe…

Mohamed Fayez. Elnagar, Structural Consultant & Certified Forensic Engineering Expert MSc, PMP, MCIArb, MASCE, MACI, M.AISC, M.ASTM, M.FIDIC, PhD

This paper reviews the coupled thermo-hydro-chemical degradation of wellbore cement in geological CCS, where carbonic acid attacks Portlandite and C-S-H phases, transitioning from carbonation to leaching and forming porous silica gel. Cycli…

Mao Mu, Shiming Zhou, 侯少贞 +4

This study assesses the carbon capture potential of algal cultivation in China using life-cycle assessment (LCA). It compares CO2 fixation by algal biomass against emissions from cultivation and processing to gauge net carbon reduction. It …

Md Ariful Haque

This work covers youth-led research and action in Bangladesh on carbon capture (CCUS), green hydrogen, and refrigerant substitution. It highlights decarbonization technology adoption and capacity-building in emerging economies. No abstract …

Madhavi J

La2O3 supported on activated carbon (2–10 wt%) was synthesized by impregnation and characterized by PXRD and N2 isotherms. Fixed-bed CO2 capture tests at room temperature and atmospheric pressure showed the 10 wt% sample reaching 119 μmol/g…

Yuqing Zhao, Xiangyu Kong, Jinlong Liu +3

Proposes a target-curve-guided multi-objective inverse design (UTC-MOID) framework for low-carbon square coal gangue CFST stub columns. Nine ML surrogates trained on 1021 stress-strain curves; LSTM achieves R²=0.9996. Optimizes curve error,…

Zijie Peng, Xiaohui Yang, Qianhua Xiao

This paper proposes RFEP-SI-Fed, a method combining a fuzzy risk-entropy prediction safety island with federated reinforcement learning for low-carbon dispatch of nitrogen-hydrogen-ammonia coupled multi-park integrated energy systems. It en…

Hammad Salahuddin, Kinza Faisal Jamal, Muhammad Huzaifah Khalid +2

This study develops low-carbon core-shell lightweight aggregates (CSLWAs) using EPS cores and LC3 shells, examining how core size, shell thickness, LC3 composition, and curing affect particle-scale performance. The shell-thickness-to-radius…

Yuan Gan, Zhen Cao, Rui Feng +1

This paper proposes a method for identifying load increase response windows and low-carbon regulation in salt lake chemical parks under process feasibility constraints. Using material transfer relationships in potassium, lithium, and magnes…

Qijun Xie, Dengjie Yuan, Xiangyang Li

This study empirically examines whether China's Low-Carbon City Pilot policy promotes green innovation collaboration, using knowledge embeddedness and complexity as analytical lenses. It analyzes how the policy shapes the structure and qual…

Edoardo Rossi, Giorgio Vilardi

A one-dimensional model of a DRI shaft furnace compares syngas, hydrogen, and ammonia as reducing gases for low-carbon steelmaking. It quantifies in-furnace reduction behavior and thermal performance, informing the feasibility of hydrogen-b…

Sheng Zhu, Yani Zhang, Shuhao Zhang +4

This work upcycles low-rank coal into functional porous carbon via an ultrafast, sustainable route to boost pseudocapacitive performance. It reframes coal as a feedstock for energy-storage materials rather than combustion, supporting value-…

Arif Gasilov

This study examines how coal plant retirements reshape cooling-water consumption in the US power sector. It links decarbonization-driven generation shifts to changes in water resource use, quantifying an environmental co-benefit of the ener…

E. Ilter, Cengiz Türe

Using CMIP6 scenarios, this study models future habitat suitability for German peatlands, projecting climate-driven contraction alongside topographic refugia. It links spatial prioritization of restoration to the 2045 carbon-neutrality targ…

Xiaohu Jian, Huimin Zhong, Xiaodong Zhang +8

Wind and solar expansion in China yields competing climate effects: cooling from avoided CO2 and warming from aerosol demasking. The net radiative forcing from displacing coal power reversed from warming in 2010 to cooling in 2022. Without …

Danielle Mendes Thame Denny, Rubmara Ketzer Oliveira, Priscila Benelli Walker +1

This paper proposes an applied research and technical-legal cooperation agenda for the Integrated Forum on Climate Change and Trade (IFCCT). It integrates international economic law, environmental law, and institutional implementation analy…

Rui Guo

This paper analyzes the logical chain linking carbon trading mechanisms, resource allocation efficiency, and corporate green technology innovation. It finds that price signals and quota constraints raise firms' willingness to innovate, but …

Nan Chen, Binbin Chen, Lihui Gao +5

This study models economic dispatch of an integrated energy system that incorporates a carbon trading mechanism and flexible loads (demand response). It jointly optimizes carbon price signals and load adjustment to balance operating cost an…