Ostovari, Hesam; Sternberg, André; Bardow, André (2020): Rock ‘n’ use of CO 2 : carbon footprint of carbon capture and utilization by mineralization. In Sustainable Energy Fuels 4 (9), pp. 4482–4496. DOI: 10.1039/D0SE00190B.

"To provide a sound assessment of the climate impacts of CCU by mineralization, we determine the carbon footprint of CCU by mineralization based on life cycle assessment. For this purpose, we analyze 7 pathways proposed in literature: 5 direct and 2 indirect mineralization pathways, considering serpentine, olivine, and steel slag as feedstock."

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Yao, Benzhen; Xiao, Tiancun; Makgae, Ofentse A.; Jie, Xiangyu; Gonzalez-Cortes, Sergio; Guan, Shaoliang et al. (2020): Transforming carbon dioxide into jet fuel using an organic combustion-synthesized Fe-Mn-K catalyst. In Nat Comms 11 (1), pp. 1–12. DOI: 10.1038/s41467-020-20214-z.

"We report here a synthetic protocol to the fixation of carbon dioxide by converting it directly into aviation jet fuel using novel, inexpensive iron-based catalysts."

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Welch, Alex J.; Dunn, Emily; DuChene, Joseph S.; Atwater, Harry A. (2020): Bicarbonate or Carbonate Processes for Coupling Carbon Dioxide Capture and Electrochemical Conversion. In ACS Energy Lett. 5 (3), pp. 940–945. DOI: 10.1021/acsenergylett.0c00234.

"Here we explore an approach for the design of a CO₂ capture and conversion system: (i) formation of bicarbonate or carbonate ((bi)carbonate) through dissolution of CO₂ into basic solution; followed by (ii) electrochemical reduction to syngas or formate; and finally (iii) transformation into useful chemicals, fuels, and materials."

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Lockley, Andrew; Wolovick, Michael; Keefer, Bowie; Gladstone, Rupert; Zhao, Li-Yun; Moore, John C. (2020): Glacier geoengineering to address sea-level rise: A geotechnical approach. In Advances in Climate Change Research. DOI: 10.1016/j.accre.2020.11.008.

"This study summarises novel and extant geotechnical techniques for glacier restraint, identifying candidates for further research. These include draining or freezing the bed; altering surface albedo; creating obstacles: retaining snow; stiffening shear margins with ice; blocking warm sea water entry; thickening ice shelves (increasing buttressing, and strengthening fractured shelves against disintegration); as well as using regional climate engineering or local cloud seeding to cool the glacier or add snow."

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