Call for Papers on "Key Technologies of Chemical Looping Combustion for Power Generation towards Carbon Neutrality Goals" in Distributed Energy
Against the backdrop of the in-depth advancement of the "dual carbon" strategic goals and the accelerated construction of the new power system, the low-carbon utilization of fossil energy has become a key path for energy transformation. Traditional combustion methods have high costs and energy consumption for carbon capture, making it difficult to meet the future large-scale carbon emission reduction demands. Chemical looping combustion (CLC), as a revolutionary and highly efficient, low-cost carbon dioxide capture technology, achieves intrinsic carbon separation during the fuel combustion process by circulating oxygen carriers between the fuel reactor and the air reactor. It has significant advantages such as high carbon capture efficiency, no additional energy consumption, and low NOx emissions in flue gas. It is gradually moving from laboratory research to industrial application.
Recently, the key special project of the National Key Research and Development Program, "Chemical Looping Combustion Power Generation Key Technologies and Engineering Demonstration", led by Datang Environment Industry Group Co., Ltd. and jointly undertaken by Tsinghua University, Central South University, Dongfang Boiler Co., Ltd. of Dongfang Electric Corporation, Datang (Beijing) Energy Technology Co., Ltd., Datang Jiangxi Branch and Jiangxi Datang International Fuzhou Power Generation Co., Ltd. and other units, has been officially approved for implementation. The project will build a 20MWth industrial demonstration system of chemical looping combustion power generation at Jiangxi Fuzhou Power Plant. This is the first time in China that a megawatt-level chemical looping combustion and power plant thermal system coupling full-chain engineering verification has been carried out, marking a key step forward for China in the field of low-carbon combustion frontier technology.
The project follows a technical route of "laboratory research → 4MWth pilot-scale verification → 20MWth industrial demonstration". It has successfully achieved continuous self-heating operation of the 4MWth system for over 500 hours, with a CO2 capture efficiency of 90%, laying a solid foundation for large-scale engineering applications. The project is expected to achieve core indicators such as a carbon capture efficiency of ≥92%, a combustion efficiency of ≥92%, and an original flue gas NOx content of ≤150mg/m3, and produce high-temperature and high-pressure steam to drive a steam turbine for power generation, promoting the transition of coal-fired power generation towards "near-zero carbon emissions".
To showcase the latest research achievements of chemical looping combustion technology in oxygen carrier materials, reactor design, system integration, operation control and engineering demonstration, and to promote the advancement of this technology from "pilot-scale breakthrough" to "industrial-scale expansion", the journal "Distributed Energy" plans to set up a special topic on "Key Technologies of Chemical Looping Combustion Power Generation for the 'Dual Carbon' Goals". Meng Lei, the vice president of the Environmental Technology Research Institute of Datang Environment Industry Group Co., Ltd., has been specially invited as the guest editor of this topic. High-quality manuscripts are widely solicited from teams of the National Key Research and Development Program, universities, research institutes, power generation groups, equipment manufacturing enterprises and CCUS technology units. This special topic aims to build a high-level academic exchange platform that leads with the frontier, drives with projects and collaborates across industries, promoting the transformation of chemical looping combustion technology and industrial collaborative innovation.
I. Call for Contributions Directions
This special topic focuses on the key scientific issues and technical bottlenecks of chemical looping combustion power generation technology from basic research to engineering scale-up. The solicitation directions include but are not limited to:
Design, preparation, cycle stability and large-scale production technology of oxygen carrier materials in chemical looping combustion
2. Development and performance evaluation of low-cost and high-performance oxygen carriers such as perovskite and iron-copper composites
3. Coupling Mechanism of Flow, Heat Transfer and Reaction between Fuel Reactor and Air Reactor
4. Scaling laws of dual fluidized bed reactors, sealing and solid circulation control technology
5. Integrated Optimization and Energy Efficiency Analysis of Chemical Looping Combustion System and Steam Regenerative/Power Generation System
6. Dynamic Characteristics, Intelligent Control and Safety Operation Strategies of Chemical Looping Combustion Process
7. Economic Evaluation of Chemical Looping Combustion Systems and Research on Carbon Capture Cost Models
8. Adaptive Expansion of Chemical Looping Combustion in Coal, Gas, Biomass and Hydrogen-based Fuels
9. Analysis of the Full Process Integration Technology and System Support Capacity of Chemical Looping Combustion and CCUS
Research on the Application Prospects and Policy Mechanism of Chemical Looping Combustion Technology in the New Power System
We especially welcome submissions of innovative achievements from the National Key Research and Development Program project "Key Technologies and Engineering Demonstration of Chemical Looping Combustion for Power Generation" and related topics. We also sincerely invite original research, engineering practice and review and commentary papers from all units in the industry in the above common technology directions.
II. Submission Requirements
Submitted papers should have clear arguments, distinct focuses, logical coherence, and be innovative, advanced and practical.
2. Please refer to the "Template for Paper Submission to Distributed Energy" for writing (downloadable from the journal's official website: der.tsinghuajournals.com). Technical papers (including theoretical research, numerical simulation, experimental research, etc.) are recommended to be no more than 8,000 words (including figures and tables); review articles are suggested to be around 10,000 words, and they should have systematic organization and in-depth commentary.
After the papers are reviewed and accepted by experts, formal acceptance notices will be issued, and outstanding papers will be published online first. All manuscripts will be published in a special issue of the main journal "Distributed Energy".
4. Authors are responsible for the authenticity and objectivity of the content of their papers and must not involve any confidential information of the state or their units.
5. Only original manuscripts that have not been published elsewhere will be accepted. Multiple submissions of the same manuscript are strictly prohibited.
III. Deadline for Submission
Submission deadline: April 30, 2026
IV. Submission Methods
Please log in to the official website of Distributed Energy: der.tsinghuajournals.com, register an author account, and submit your manuscript through the online submission system. When submitting, please indicate that it is for the special issue on "Key Technologies of Chemical Looping Combustion Power Generation for the 'Dual Carbon' Goals".
V. Contact Information
Special Academic Liaison (Project Team): Yang Yan
Email: yangyan@dteg.com.cn Tel: 18101029176
Editorial Department of Distributed Energy: Editor Jiang Yiheng
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