Chapter 14

Carbon Capture, Usage, and Storage

Jason E. Bara

Jason E. Bara

University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL, USA

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First published: 08 February 2021

Summary

Carbon capture, utilization, and storage (CCUS) can offer immediate and serious reductions in carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions to the atmosphere from sources such as fossil fuel burning power plants. This chapter analyzes whether 3D printing technologies are available and capable of fabricating absorption and stripping columns on the scales at which CO2capture and CCUS would achieve the goals of greenhouse gas reductions. 3D printing may also reduce CO2 emissions compared to conventional manufacturing. 3D printing with concrete is gaining momentum as a technology for large-scale construction projects, allowing for low cost and rapid construction of buildings, homes, and other structures.3D printing is undoubtedly an exciting technique and tool for research that captivates the imagination, greatly reduces fabrication challenges, and expedites the time between conceptualization and functioning product.

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