Decarbonization 3 Important Separation Technologies for Carbon Capture

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Carbon capture is one of the most important technologies for slashing carbon emissions from industrial plants and various players have introduced innovative separation technologies which plays a crucial role in carbon capture systems. Read on to know more about three prominent separation technologies in the market.

Carbon capture is one of the leading decarbonization technologies of recent times. As the race for achieving net zero emissions by 2050 accelerates, global industry players are investing heavily in the revolutionary technology such as Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) as well as Carbon Capture Utilization and Storage (CCUS). The sheer growth of the carbon capture technology can be understood by the recent statistics released by the Global CCS Institute which shares that the number of commercial Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) facilities in operation rises 54 % year on year and the capture capacity in operation rises 25 % year on year.

In this background, the separation technology plays a crucial role in carbon capture but what exactly is this technology all about? In simple words, carbon capture separation technologies can be defined as those technologies that are used to remove or isolate carbon dioxide (CO2) from industrial gases or directly from air (DAC), thus making it a core component of a carbon capture system. Separation technologies use diverse methods such as solvent-based systems (absorption), membranes (membrane separation), and cryogenic processes (cryogenic separation) to capture CO2.