Carbon Capture
The increasing reliance on fossil fuels to meet our expanding energy and non-energy demands leads to a notable CO2 emission. The Increased CO2 emissions has been identified as theprimary cause for climate change. The urgent need to combat climate change and achieve net zero emissions has brought the development of carbon capture technologies to the forefront of global environmental efforts. This work begins by emphasizing the critical role of carbon capture and sequestration (CCS) in mitigating CO2 emissions from industrial processes and power generation, which contribute significantly to global greenhouse gas emissions. This work explores the application of Deep eutectic solvents (DESs) in carbon capture processes. In this study, we employed amine-based deep eutectic solvents due to their versatile nature and high CO2 absorption capacity. Piperazine, 2-Aminopyridine, 4-aminomethyl pyridine and 4-Methyl 2-Aminopyridine were selected as hydrogen bond donors and hydrogen bond acceptors to synthesize DES. Furthermore, we highlight the significance of employing advanced computational tools such as Gaussian09 and COSMOTHERM in synthesizing DESs and conducting CO2 absorption studies, ensuring a thorough understanding and optimization of the processes involved.
