Closing the CO2 Cycle

Carbon capture and storage are essential to manage down the impacts of atmospheric CO₂ levels. KAUST researchers are helping to reduce the CO₂ reaching the atmosphere and are looking to remove CO₂ that has already accumulated there. Novel materials and processes address capture directly from the air and at point emission sources. Storage via geo-based solutions, including basaltic rock chemistry, used for enhanced oil recovery and for geothermal energy transport are also key.

Abdulkader M. Afifi

Professor of Energy Resources and Petroleum Engineering

Hussein Hoteit

Associate Professor of Energy Resources and Petroleum Engineering

Mohamed Eddaoudi

Distinguished Professor of Chemical Science and Director Advanced Membranes and Porous Materials Center

Paul Martin Mai

Professor of Earth Science and Engineering and Associate Dean Students of Physical Science and Engineering

Thomas Finkbeiner

Research Professor of Ali I. Al-Naimi Petroleum Engineering Research Center

Volker Vahrenkamp

Professor of Energy Resources and Petroleum Engineering

William L. Roberts

Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Director of Clean Combustion Research Center