Carbon Capture, Utilization & Storage
The Energy Institute supports research on carbon capture, utilization, and storage (CCUS) technologies. Topics have ranged from enhancing amine-based CO₂ capture with high-resolution mass spectrometry to long-term monitoring for CO₂ leakage in abandoned wells. Other projects include increasing carbon sequestration through plant root biomass, developing electrochemical CO₂ reduction methods, using seismic monitoring to track storage integrity, and work on biocatalysts for CO₂ conversion, showcasing a wide array of CCUS research.
Research Projects
De-risking carbon capture with amine solvents using high resolution mass spectrometer methods
Fred Closmann, McKetta Department of Chemical Engineering, Cockrell School of Engineering; Pawel Misztal, Maseeh Department of Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering, Cockrell School of Engineering; Ian Riddington, Department of Chemistry, College of Natural Sciences
2024 Strategic Energy Seed Grant
Increase carbon sequestration and storage by accumulation of plant root biomass and microbiomes
Z. Jeffrey Chen, Department of Molecular Biosciences, College of Natural Sciences; Thomas E. Juenger, Department of Integrative Biology, College of Natural Sciences
2024 Strategic Energy Seed Grant
Lab-to-field scale time-lapse seismic monitoring for carbon storage
Shuvajit Bhattacharya, Bureau of Economic Geology, Jackson School of Geosciences; Hailun Ni, Bureau of Economic Geology, Jackson School of Geosciences; Nicola Tisato, Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Jackson School of Geosciences
2024 Strategic Energy Seed Grant
Long-term Surveillance of Plugged and Abandoned Wells for Immediate Detection of CO2 Leakage in Geologic Carbon Storage Sites
Sahar Bakhshian (PI), Susan Hovorka (Co-PI), Michael H. Young (Co-PI) (Jackson School of Geosciences – Bureau of Economic Geology)
2023 Strategic Energy Seed Grant