Scientists develop new material that captures CO2 and turns it into “useful organic chemicalsâ€
10/28/2020 / By Virgilio Marin
Researchers from Japan and China have developed a new material that can suck carbon dioxide out of the air and convert it into organic matter. The material works as a “molecular†sieve and selectively captures carbon dioxide molecules
As reported in a paper published in the journal Nature Communications, carbon dioxide that’s caught in the material can be transformed into an organic substance that can be used in petrochemicals.
Recyclable material captures carbon dioxide
Though there are existing methods of capturing and sequestering carbon dioxide, these methods consume a lot of energy. Carbon dioxide has low reactivity, so it requires a lot of energy to be captured and converted into a new substance.
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