Abstract
In the past decade, global attention has focused on global warming and the resultant climate change occasioned by the massive release of anthropogenic greenhouse emissions, mainly carbon dioxide (CO2) into the atmosphere. To achieve net-zero targets by 2050, it is necessary to decarbonize high carbon-polluting sectors such as road transportation. According to several reports, internal combustion (IC) engine-driven road vehicles are among the biggest CO2 emitters globally; hence, the deployment of novel carbon capture and storage (CCS) technologies in the sector is considered as a significant measure for scaling down carbon footprint. This review discusses various carbon capture technologies, with emphasis on post-combustion capture techniques. It further highlights on solid adsorbent materials that hold promising potentials for adsorption-based CO2 capture and scholarly works that focus on their synthesis, modification, and use. The present trends in the development of solid adsorbent-based mobile post-combustion CO2 capture devices for IC engine-driven road vehicles are discussed. The review also elucidates the current barriers to the economic-scale implementation of the current technologies. Future prospects and suggestions for advancements are presented, with particular emphasis on the synthesis of low cost, nano-sized materials. The chapter concludes with key findings and the overall impacts of implementing CCS technologies.