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March 09, 2015

Reducing emissions with a more effective carbon capture method
Washington DC (SPX) Mar 06, 2015
Trapping carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from power plants and various industries could play a significant role in reducing greenhouse gas emissions in the future. But current materials that can collect CO2 - from smokestacks, for example - have low capacities or require very high temperatures to work. Scientists are making progress toward a more efficient alternative, described in the ACS journal Chemistry of Materials, that could help make carbon capture less energy-intensive. T. Alan Hatto ... read more

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