The role of carbonaceous and carbon-based compounds in global warming, ozone depletion, and environmental degradation is quite alarming owing to the unprecedented industrial and anthropogenic activities that release these contaminants into the atmosphere. Carbon capture research has spurred significant research interest in recent times, which has led to the continuous advancements that come to the fore on a regular basis. Previous efforts only considered the trapping of CO2 and other contaminants using solvents and membranes, with little effort channelled towards consideration for other carbonaceous contaminants including chlorofluorocarbons, tetrachloromethane, trichloromethane, and dichloromethane, as well as modelling of the adsorption processes, process design and scale-up, natural gas cleaning as well as process intensification and integration.

Considering the recent advancements in membrane separation processes, new materials are being discovered on a regularly. However, more work still needs to be done in terms of developing new techniques for trapping carbon-based compounds. This also brings to fore the advantage of process intensification and integration as a new approach that will enhance the separation/capture process. In this Issue, it is hoped that this aspect will deal with the integration of microbes or biological systems as carbon filters for effective separation of carbonaceous substances. Furthermore, it is expected that submissions for this Issue will also look into the application of nanotechnology as a way of improving the performance of these membranes. The whole concept stems from choosing the appropriate materials for membrane fabrication and subsequently doping the membranes with adsorbents that will improve their carbon capture potentials. The design stage of the process is also expected to consider “desorption” of the captured carbon compounds and purification, for further use in brewing, electricity generation, production of limestone, etc. hence, it is expected that advancements in this area will look into desorber designs as carbon-regenerators.

The theme of this Special Issue will deal with a collection of topics from professionals, academics, scholars, policy makers, and members of the research community whose research endeavours are centred on reducing the carbon footprint from industrial and anthropogenic sources. It will also serve as a platform for publications that offer solutions to the menaces posed by carbon-based compounds including global warming, natural gas contamination, environmental degradation, equipment corrosion, etc. We hope that the papers submitted for publication in this Issue will serve as key resources for decision/policy makers who are charged with ensuring the successful implementation of the carbon footprint policy standards at national and international levels. The subject areas covered will appeal to a wide readership from Chemical engineering, Chemistry, Biology, Microbiology, Civil Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Physics, Petroleum engineering, Electrical Engineering, Materials Science and other related fields. Original research and review articles are welcome.

Potential topics include but are not limited to the following:

• Environmental pollution and control: carbon-based compounds
• Post-combustion processes and carbon capture from flue gas
• Greenhouse gas mitigation using carbon capture systems (CCS) and technology
• New solvents and membranes for carbon capture
• Advanced technologies for CO2 capture
• Application of nanotechnology in CO2 capture
• Design and construction of miniature plants for trapping CO2 in gas cleaning operations
• CO2 capture for electricity generation
• CO2 mitigation in coal production
• Application of CO2 capture technology in the cement/construction industry
• Modelling and simulation of carbon capture processes
• Process intensification and integration of CO2 capture
• Natural gas purification (novel CO2 adsorption/absorption systems)
• Energy audit of carbon capture plants/operations
• Economic assessment of carbon capture systems