17 February 2008

New CO2 Capturing Material -watch this space

Watch out for this. "ZIF-69 is like a carbon dioxide trap, allowing only CO2 in, while screening out molecules with different shapes. Under pressure, the compound allows the carbon dioxide in, but not back out. Then, when scientists decompress the material, the gas is released, allowing scientists to dump the captured CO2 into a storage system.Such properties could make carbon capture substantially more efficient, although its efficacy under real conditions is unknown. Yaghi doesn't think the material will be ready for field tests for several years."
Just note that this is a capture technology. The storage angle is also needed.
New CO2 Capturing Material Could Make Plants Cleaner | Wired Science from Wired.com:

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