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On-Plant Carbon Capture Much More Efficient Than Air Scrubbing, Study Says

Ovidiu Sandru — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 12:32:29 +0000

To get rid of carbon dioxide from our atmosphere, one sure way to go would be capturing the gas directly from the air. However, this is more of a challenge than would be capturing the carbon at the source of its emission, the power plant furnaces, say Stanford and MIT researchers. A similar study has […]

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Capturing Carbon Dioxide From Air Would Be Inefficient, Princeton Study Says

Ovidiu Sandru — Mon, 09 May 2011 18:40:50 +0000

The carbon dioxide that we emit can be reduced in several ways, out of which some are more or less effective. A study performed by Princeton engineer Robert Socolow reveals that as much as we'd want to, we simply can't remove carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases by means of "Direct Air Capture" technologies.

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Breakthrough Carbon Capture Using Ionic Liquids

Cristi — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 18:48:44 +0000

Founded by scientists from the University of Colorado, ION Engineering has brought in sight a new technology that uses ionic liquids - nonvolatile molten salts - to capture carbon emissions.

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