carbon capture

Incorporating crushed volcanic rocks into agricultural fields can significantly contribute to carbon dioxide reduction, with tropical regions offering the most promise for this climate mitigation strategy. Credit: SciTechDaily.com Adding crushed volcanic rocks to agricultural fields can both improve the soil and suck down carbon dioxide. Doing so in the hot, humid tropics would be most efficient, a new study finds.Enhanced rock weathering makes use of a natural geologic process to store carbon long-termApplying 10 tons of…

Scientific visualization of the AI-guided assembly of a novel metal-organic framework with high carbon dioxide adsorption capacity and synthesizable linkers. Building blocks, predicted by generative AI, are shown on the left, while the final AI-predicted structure is shown on the right. Credit: Xiaoli Yan/University of Illinois Chicago and the ALCF Visualization & Data Analytics TeamMetal-organic framework (MOF) materials can be used in many different applications, from catalysts to energy converters.Generative AI…

New research identifies vanadium as a promising element for carbon capture, thanks to its balanced reactivity and the ability of vanadium peroxide molecules to bind carbon dioxide efficiently. This work contributes to the global effort to develop direct air capture technologies, offering a new avenue for reducing atmospheric carbon dioxide and mitigating climate change.A chemical element so visually striking that it was named for a goddess shows a “Goldilocks” level of reactivity – neither too much nor too little – that…

Scientists have devised a strategy for converting carbon dioxide (CO2) from the atmosphere into valuable carbon nanofibers. The process uses tandem electrocatalytic (blue ring) and thermocatalytic (orange ring) reactions to convert the CO2 (teal and silver molecules) plus water (purple and teal) into “fixed” carbon nanofibers (silver), producing hydrogen gas (H2, purple) as a beneficial byproduct. The carbon nanofibers could be used to strengthen building materials such as cement and lock away carbon for decades. Credit:…

In a proposed carbon-capture method, magnesium oxide crystals on the ground bind to carbon dioxide molecules from the surrounding air, triggering the formation of magnesium carbonate. The magnesium carbonate is then heated to convert it back to magnesium oxide and release the carbon dioxide for placement underground, or sequestration. Credit: Adam Malin/ORNL, U.S. Dept. of EnergyOak Ridge National Laboratory’s research on magnesium oxide for carbon capture reveals a slowing absorption rate over time due to surface layer…

A look inside the MEPS reactor (Methane Eradication Photochemical System), where chlorine atoms are formed by UV light and react with methane gas. Credit: Morten KrogsbøllIn a spectacular new study, researchers from the University of Copenhagen have used light and chlorine to eradicate low-concentration methane from air. The result gets us closer to being able to remove greenhouse gases from livestock housing, biogas production plants and wastewater treatment plants to benefit the climate.The Intergovernmental Panel on…

MIT researchers have discovered that smectite, a clay mineral formed from plate tectonics, can sequester carbon effectively, influencing global climate over millennia. Their findings suggest that smectite has been instrumental in triggering past ice ages and offers potential for future climate change mitigation. Credit: SciTechDaily.com An accordion-textured clay called smectite efficiently traps organic carbon and could help buffer global warming over millions of years. MIT geologists have found that a clay mineral on…

Exxon Mobil is buying pipeline operator Denbury for almost $5 billion, a big bet by the oil giant on the business of transporting and storing carbon. Exxon Mobil is buying pipeline operator Denbury for almost $5 billion, a big bet by the oil giant on the business of transporting and storing carbon. FOLLOW US ON GOOGLE NEWS Read original article here Denial of responsibility! Techno Blender is an automatic aggregator of the all world’s media. In each content, the hyperlink to the primary source is specified.…

Companies are shelling out big dollars to get rights to subsurface holes where they hope to store carbon dioxide. Companies are shelling out big dollars to get rights to subsurface holes where they hope to store carbon dioxide. FOLLOW US ON GOOGLE NEWS Read original article here Denial of responsibility! Techno Blender is an automatic aggregator of the all world’s media. In each content, the hyperlink to the primary source is specified. All trademarks belong to their rightful owners, all materials to their…

A Canadian power plant holds lessons as the Environmental Protection Agency proposes new greenhouse gas rules for U.S. utilities. A Canadian power plant holds lessons as the Environmental Protection Agency proposes new greenhouse gas rules for U.S. utilities. FOLLOW US ON GOOGLE NEWS Read original article here Denial of responsibility! Techno Blender is an automatic aggregator of the all world’s media. In each content, the hyperlink to the primary source is specified. All trademarks belong to their rightful…