Day 1: Fundamentals of Carbon Dioxide Generation and Environmental Impact

• Overview of carbon dioxide generation processes in various industries
• Environmental effects of CO₂ emissions and global climate implications
• Introduction to removal approaches for carbon dioxide mitigation
• Pre-combustion, post-combustion, and oxy-fuel combustion capture techniques

Day 2: Geological Formations and Trapping Mechanisms for CO₂ Sequestration

• Types of geological formations used in sequestration (saline aquifers, unmineable coal seams, etc.)
• Trapping mechanisms: structural, solubility, residual, and mineral trapping
• Evaluation of formation capacities and physical/chemical properties of CO₂ in reservoirs
• Injection technology and enhanced oil recovery using CO₂

Day 3: Separation Technologies and Advanced Materials

• Overview of separation approaches: membranes, adsorbents, and absorbents
• Properties and performance of separation membranes for CO₂ capture
• Adsorbents: structures, performance, and application in CO₂ removal
• Novel adsorbents, including Molecularly Imprinted Polymers and Hybrid Ordered Microporous Matrices

Day 4: Process Design, Thermodynamics, and Emerging Technologies

• Analysis of methodologies’ thermodynamics: enthalpies, quantities, and kinetics
• 3D modelling of adsorbents and their impact on separation performance
• Advances and breakthroughs in carbon capture technologies
• The role of computational chemistry in process optimization and material design

Day 5: Economic Feasibility, Investment Opportunities, and Future Prospects

• Economic considerations and feasibility of carbon capture and sequestration projects
• CO₂ emissions rights and regulatory frameworks
• Investment opportunities in CCS and related CO₂ capture technologies
• Summary, conclusions, and analysis of future achievements and technological prospects