Integrated Carbon Capture Utilization and Storage

Integrated Carbon Capture Utilization and Storage

Building an Integration

There is unprecedented interest in carbon capture, utilization and storage (CCUS), carbon management, negative emissions and deep decarbonization worldwide. The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine have identified carbon sequestration as one of society’s grand ​challenges, and multiple national labs and the U.S. Department of Energy have significant ongoing work in the area. The need for detailed scientific and engineering research, coupled with cross-cutting work on policy, markets and regulation is critical.

Colorado School of Mines is a top technical research university in areas related to energy, natural resources and environment. A public university with a strong emphasis on applied research and educating students to help lead the energy transition, Mines is actively engaged in areas related to one or more aspects of the CCUS chain and faculty provide relevant expertise that spans from fundamental chemistry to reactor engineering and cultivate a collaborative working environment across disciplines.

Areas of CCUS Research at Mines

Geologic Reservoir Characterization and Storage

  • Fluid-rock interactions to evaluate carbon mineralization
  • Geochemical indicators of CO2 leakage
  • Geophysical quantification of CO2 in place
  • CO2 storage capacity in the seal and reservoir formations
  • CO2 leakage into the seal formation

 

Capture

  • Capture membranes
  • Chemical looping

 

Utilization

  • Upgrade captured CO2 to commodity chemicals
  • CO2 to fuels
  • EOR

 

Capture Policy and Economics

  • Carbon pricing
  • Industry CCUS policy
  • Regulatory approaches to CCUS
  • Data analytics for characterizing successful CCUS projects

Learn More

For more information about Integrated Carbon Capture Utilization and Storage (CCUS) at the Colorado School of Mines, please contact Global Initiatives Deputy Director Greg Clough, at gclough@mines.edu, Colorado School of Mines Vice President for Global Initiatives, John Bradford, at jbradford@mines.edu, or Colorado School of Mines Professor of Geophysics, Manika Prasad, at mprasad@mines.edu.