A new material for capturing carbon dioxide has been discovered as a result from a joint research study by scientists at Chalmers University of Technology and Stockholm University.
The new material is a bio-based hybrid foam, infused with a high amount of carbon dioxide-adsorbing ‘zeolites’ – microporous aluminosilicates, and has shown promising properties for capturing carbon dioxide.
“In the new material, we took zeolites, which have excellent capabilities for capturing carbon dioxide, and combined them with gelatine and cellulose, which have strong mechanical properties,” said Water Rosas Arbelaez, PhD student at Chalmers’ Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering and one of the researchers behind the study.
“Together, this makes a durable, lightweight, stable material with a high reusability. Our research has shown that the cellulose does not interfere with the zeolites’ ability to adsorb carbon dioxide.”
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