New Record for Carbon Dioxide Capture Set Using Metal Organic Frameworks
Researchers from Monash University and the CSIRO have set a record for carbon dioxide capture using Metal Organic Frameworks (MOFs). The technology resembles a sponge…
Carbon Capture
New Method for Capturing Carbon via Fluids Emitted From Tree Roots in Wild Forests
It is well known that plants use carbon dioxide obtained from the air in photosynthesis to use as energy and grow bigger. Naoki Makita and…
New Analysis Shows World Can Capture and Store Enough Carbon Dioxide to Meet Climate Targets
The capture and storage of carbon dioxide (CO2) underground is one of the key components of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s (IPCC) reports on…
Catalyst Zeolite Nanopores Discovery May Lead to New Materials for Clean Energy and Carbon Capture
UMass Amherst researchers discover new building blocks of catalyst zeolite nanopores. Zeolites crystals, used among other things for refining petroleum to gasoline and biomass into…
Can Seeding Earth’s Oceans With Iron on a Global Scale Solve Climate Change?
Study finds Earth’s oceans contain just the right amount of iron; adding more may not improve their ability to absorb carbon dioxide. Historically, the oceans…
Capturing CO2 Directly From Truck Exhaust and Reducing Emissions 90%
Researchers at Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) have patented a new concept that could cut trucks’ CO2 emissions by almost 90%. It involves capturing…
If We Can Capture Carbon, There’s Plenty Capacity to Store It in Offshore Geologic Rock Formations
Humankind will need to harness carbon capture and storage technologies to help keep global warming to 2 degrees C or less. New research shows that…
New Material Can Better Capture Carbon Dioxide From Factory/Powerplant Exhaust
Generally speaking, “flue gas” refers to any gas coming out of a pipe, exhaust, chimney etc as a product of combustion in a fireplace, oven,…
A Surprising Substance May Be Key in Capturing CO2 in the Atmosphere
Wetting a Polymer Membrane Improved Its Ability to Capture CO2 Reducing the level of CO2 in the atmosphere will probably require carbon capture. A surprising…
Doubt Cast on Carbon Capture by Stanford Study – “It Usually Increases Air Pollution”
Current approaches to carbon capture can increase air pollution and are not efficient at reducing carbon in the atmosphere, according to research from Mark Z….
“Revolutionary” New Way to Remove Carbon Dioxide From Air Developed at MIT [Video]
The process could work on the gas at any concentrations, from power plant emissions to open air. A new way of removing carbon dioxide from…
New Material Captures Carbon Dioxide and Efficiently Converts It to Useful Organic Materials
A new material that can selectively capture carbon dioxide (CO2) molecules and efficiently convert them into useful organic materials has been developed by researchers at…
New Discovery Makes Valuable Chemicals Using Excess Carbon Dioxide in the Atmosphere
Research creates process that advances the field of carbon utilization. In an effort to develop sustainable solutions to humanity’s energy needs, many scientists are studying…
E. Coli Bacteria Could Be The Key To Efficient Carbon Capture and Recycling
Scientists at the University of Dundee have discovered that E. coli bacteria could hold the key to an efficient method of capturing and storing or…
MOF Powered by Sunlight Could Help Drastically Cut Carbon Emissions
Researchers from Monash University and CSIRO have discovered a photosensitive metal organic framework (MOF) that utilizes sunlight to release large amounts of stored carbon. Emissions…
EU’s Carbon Capture and Storage Problem
Europe’s carbon-trading market and tougher emission targets make it appear somewhat more responsible than the rest of the world at climate-policy negotiations. But recently, the…
Carbon Sequestration Likely to Cause Intraplate Earthquakes
A recently published paper from Stanford scientists suggests that carbon sequestration is likely to create pressure build-up large enough cause intraplate earthquakes, breaking the reservoirs’…
Researchers Develop a Computational Tool for Identifying Carbon Capture Technologies
Researchers continue to search for ways to filter out the CO2 generated by coal-burning power plants before it reaches the atmosphere, a process commonly known…