Bioresources and bioproducts with carbon capture and storage: a firm energy option for carbon neutrality

Haibo Zhai

doi:10.1016/j.jobab.2025.07.003

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Haibo Zhai. Bioresources and bioproducts with carbon capture and storage: a firm energy option for carbon neutrality[J]. Journal of Bioresources and Bioproducts, 2026, 11(1): 100209. doi: 10.1016/j.jobab.2025.07.003

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Haibo Zhai. Bioresources and bioproducts with carbon capture and storage: a firm energy option for carbon neutrality[J]. Journal of Bioresources and Bioproducts, 2026, 11(1): 100209. doi: 10.1016/j.jobab.2025.07.003

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Bioresources and bioproducts with carbon capture and storage: a firm energy option for carbon neutrality

doi: 10.1016/j.jobab.2025.07.003

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College of Engineering and Physical Sciences, University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY, 82071, USA
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School of Energy Resources, University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY, 82071, USA
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Department of Engineering and Public Policy, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA, 15213, USA

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Corresponding author: E-mail address: hzhai@uwyo.edu (H. Zhai)
Received Date: 2025-05-25
Accepted Date: 2025-07-12
Rev Recd Date: 2025-07-05

Available Online: 2025-08-06

Publish Date: 2026-02-01

Abstract

Abstract

Bioenergy with carbon capture and storage (BECCS) is the most promising option among various carbon dioxide removal technologies needed to cope with hard-to-abate emissions and limit global warming to below 1.5 or 2 ℃ above pre-industrial levels. BECCS offers an energy pathway toward carbon neutrality. This study highlights several key roles of BECCS in a net-zero energy future and outlines an array of recommendations for sustainable BECCS deployment.
- Bioenergy,
- Carbon capture and storage,
- Carbon neutrality,
- Net-zero energy

Declaration of competing interest
The author declares that he has no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper.
Peer review under the responsibility of Editorial Office of Journal of Bioresources and Bioproducts.

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