Electric sponge that sucks up carbon!
This is a really hot news in the innovation space. Researchers have made a "sponge" that can suck carbon straight out of the air. It could be an energy efficient alternative to existing carbon capture alternatives. Alexander Forse from University of Cambridge led the research. According to researchers, this is a low-cost, energy-efficient method for making materials that can capture carbon dioxide directly from the air. The method is similar to charging a battery to instead charge activated charcoal.
Activated charcoal is used in many purification applications, water filters for example. In most materials currently used for CO2 capture from air, the materials need to be heated to temperatures as high as 900C , often using natural gas. However, the charged charcoal sponges only require heating to 90-100 Degree C, temperatures that can be achieved using renewable electricity.
Read more here Independent and Science Daily
Do you have DAC (direct air capture) or any other carbon capture projects in your portfolios? What are your views on these?
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Aya Pariy
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