New Material Can Selectively Capture CO2

Socguy brings us a story from CBC News about a recently developed crystal that can soak up carbon dioxide gas "like a sponge." Chemists from UCLA believe that the crystals will become a cheap, stable method to absorb emissions at power plants. We discussed a prototype for another CO2 extraction device last year. Quoting: "'The technical challenge of selectively removing carbon dioxide has been overcome,' said UCLA chemistry professor Omar Yaghi in a statement. The porous structures can be heated to high temperatures without decomposing and can be boiled in water or solvents for a week and remain stable, making them suitable for use in hot, energy-producing environments like power plants. The highly porous crystals also had what the researchers called 'extraordinary capacity for storing CO2': one litre of the crystals could store about 83 litres of CO2."

Comments

Re:Solution without a Problem

[LynnwoodRooster]

Google is your friend.

And Climate Audit is also your friend - very eye-opening, unbiased, scientific and statistical examination of a lot of the global warming debate.

Re:I already have a CO2 storage device

[ShieldW0lf]

Yeah. Just like all those Egyptians who are STILL paying taxes on that pyramid to this day.

Get a brain. Power generation through water has been working for ages, and it's not a difficult concept to get right. It's not cheap enough to be efficient, when you inflate the costs of the materials, and deflate the cost of the oil, and tweak the timeframe around until that's the answer that you get. But if you built it right, it could last for generations without need for fuel, and drive light rail systems day and night without significant investment of human effort.