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,…
Metal-organic Frameworks
Cleaner Industrial Emissions by Scrubbing CO2 From Smokestacks
An international team co-led by an Oregon State University chemistry researcher has uncovered a better way to scrub carbon dioxide from smokestack emissions, which could…
New Material Captures Toxic Air Pollutant and Converts Into Useful Chemical
Metal-organic framework material requires only water and air to convert the captured gas into nitric acid for industrial use. An international team of scientists, led…
Scientists Develop New Material That Cleans and Splits Water
Researchers at EPFL’s Institute of Chemical Sciences and Engineering have developed a photocatalytic system based on a material in the class of metal-organic frameworks. The…
Bioengineers Use Infrared Imaging to Optimize the Structure of MOFs
Bioengineers at the University of Illinois have taken a new look at an old tool to help characterize a class of materials called metal organic…
Computer Model Helps Remove Greenhouse Gases from Power Plants
A team of scientists have developed a computer model that can identify the best molecular candidates for removing greenhouse gases from power plants, providing accurate…
Sandia Chemists Use MOFs to Remove Radioactive Gas from Nuclear Fuel
A research team, comprised of Sandia chemists, is researching ways to make nuclear fuel reprocessing cleaner and to reduce the volume of high-level wastes. By…