Non-energy biomass carbon removal and storage (BiCRS) approaches are receiving increasing attention for their potential to durably store carbon at low cost. But the durability of these approaches—and the risks associated with them—varies significantly across systems.

In a new publication in American Chemical Society's Chemical Reviews journal, we present a framework for assessing the durability of solid or liquid carbon products under terrestrial storage fates, including surface storage, dry storage, and anoxic storage via burial or geologic injection. 

This work highlights the key durability metrics for carbon product ‘forms’ and ‘fates’ and identifies outstanding unknowns and research priorities for the field as these pathways begin to scale.

We thank a fantastic group of collaborators for all the hard work on this review, including Anne "Liz" Harman-Ware, Peter Reiners, Leah Clayton, Edward Young, Andrew Jones, Melissa Cregger, and Anne Starace.

Check out the open access publication here: https://lnkd.in/eSe_-7e9