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Enhanced CO2 Uptake with High Porous Temperature Swing Sorbents
Background The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) emphasizes the urgent need to remove CO2 from the atmosphere by the end of the century to limit global warming to below 2 °C. Direct Air Capture (DAC) is essential in all scenarios to meet this target, requiring the removal of about 1,000 gigatons of CO2. DAC systems use chemical sorbents...
Published: 9/15/2025   |   Inventor(s): Thiago Barbosa, Klaus Lackner, Samantha Taylor
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Category(s): Physical Science, Environmental, Advanced Materials/Nanotechnology
Design and Application of Form Factors for Sorbent Materials
Background Many current air-capture designs feature flat air contactor surfaces with air flow predominantly tangential to those surfaces. In many cases, it may be advantageous to induce some turbulence across the sheet to enhance transport into the depth of the material. In general, it is advantageous to create surface roughness that is designed to...
Published: 2/13/2025   |   Inventor(s): Klaus Lackner, Matthew Green, John Cirucci, Robert Page, Thiago Barbosa
Keywords(s): Environmental
Category(s): Environmental, Alternative Energy/Biofuels/Bioplastics/Algae, Alternative Energy, Bioanalytical Assays, Chemistries & Devices, Physical Science
Electrospun Poly(Vinyl Alcohol) – L-Arginine Nanofiber Composites for Direct Air Capture of CO2
Background The accumulation of carbon dioxide (CO2) in the atmosphere has been documented to be the primary driver of global warming. The global average CO2 levels in the atmosphere continue to rise, with a predicted 1.5°C increase in global temperatures within the next two decades. The capture and storage of CO2 is an essential part of mitigating...
Published: 2/13/2025   |   Inventor(s): Matthew Green, Mani Modayil Korah, Salma Ly, Klaus Lackner, Thiago Barbosa
Keywords(s): CO2 Capture, Composites, Fabrication
Category(s): Physical Science, Environmental, Alternative Energy, Advanced Materials/Nanotechnology