International Journal of Extreme Manufacturing, Volume. 6, Issue 3, 32010(2024)

High-throughput microfluidic production of carbon capture microcapsules:fundamentals, applications, and perspectives

Xiangdong Liu1... Wei Gao2, Yue Lu2, Liangyu Wu1, and Yongping Chen13,* |Show fewer author(s)
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  • 1College of Electrical, Energy and Power Engineering, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, Jiangsu 225127,People’s Republic of China
  • 2Key Laboratory of Energy Thermal Conversion and Control of Ministry of Education, School of Energy and Environment, Southeast University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210096, People’s Republic of China
  • 3Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Micro and Nano Heat Fluid Flow Technology and Energy Application,School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Suzhou University of Science and Technology,Suzhou, Jiangsu 215009, People’s Republic of China
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    In the last three decades, carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions have shown a significant increase from various sources. To address this pressing issue, the importance of reducing CO2 emissions has grown, leading to increased attention toward carbon capture, utilization, and storage strategies. Among these strategies, monodisperse microcapsules, produced by using droplet microfluidics, have emerged as promising tools for carbon capture, offering a potential solution to mitigate CO2 emissions. However, the limited yield of microcapsules due to the inherent low flow rate in droplet microfluidics remains a challenge. In this comprehensive review, the high-throughput production of carbon capture microcapsules using droplet microfluidics is focused on. Specifically, the detailed insights into microfluidic chip fabrication technologies, the microfluidic generation of emulsion droplets, along with the associated hydrodynamic considerations, and the generation of carbon capture microcapsules through droplet microfluidics are provided. This review highlights the substantial potential of droplet microfluidics as a promising technique for large-scale carbon capture microcapsule production, which could play a significant role in achieving carbon neutralization and emission reduction goals.

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    Xiangdong Liu, Wei Gao, Yue Lu, Liangyu Wu, Yongping Chen. High-throughput microfluidic production of carbon capture microcapsules:fundamentals, applications, and perspectives[J]. International Journal of Extreme Manufacturing, 2024, 6(3): 32010

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    Paper Information

    Received: Aug. 8, 2023

    Accepted: --

    Published Online: Sep. 11, 2024

    The Author Email: Chen Yongping (ypchen@seu.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.1088/2631-7990/ad339c

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