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  • Chemical Engineering
  • Environmental Science
  • Materials Science

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  • Carbon dioxide (CO2) sequestration, storage, and recycling are critical for environmental sustainability.
  • Understanding gas-liquid processes involving CO2 is essential for developing effective strategies.
  • Microfluidics has emerged as a powerful technique for studying CO2-related phenomena.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To review recent advancements in microfluidic applications for CO2 research.
  • To highlight the benefits of microfluidics in studying CO2 dissolution, reactions, and utilization.
  • To explore the use of supercritical CO2 as a green solvent in microfluidic systems.

Main Methods:

  • Utilizing microfluidic devices to achieve superior mass and heat transfer.
  • Controlling well-defined gas-liquid interfacial areas for precise experimentation.
  • Implementing high-throughput screening to vary reagent concentrations and study CO2 processes.
  • Investigating CO2 dissolution in physical solvents within microchannels.

Main Results:

  • Microfluidics provides enhanced control over gas-liquid reactions involving CO2.
  • The technology facilitates efficient CO2 utilization in materials science applications.
  • Supercritical CO2 in microfluidic systems demonstrates potential as an environmentally friendly solvent.
  • Reduced axial dispersion and improved interfacial area lead to more accurate process understanding.

Conclusions:

  • Microfluidic approaches offer significant advantages for studying CO2 physical and chemical processes.
  • This technology accelerates research in CO2 sequestration, storage, recycling, and utilization.
  • Microfluidics is a key enabler for developing sustainable CO2 management strategies and green chemistry applications.