A new way to store carbon captured from the atmosphere developed by researchers from The University of Texas at Austin works much faster than current methods without the harmful chemical accelerants they require.
A new way to store carbon captured from the atmosphere developed by researchers from The University of Texas at Austin works much faster than current methods without the harmful chemical accelerants they require.
In new research published in ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering, the team developed a technique for ultrafast formation of carbon dioxide hydrates. These unique ice-like materials can bury carbon dioxide in the ocean, preventing it from being released into the atmosphere. ?
“We’re staring at a huge challenge — finding a way to safely remove gigatons of carbon from our atmosphere — and hydrates offer a universal solution for carbon storage. For them to be a major piece of the carbon storage pie, we need the technology to grow them rapidly and at scale,” said Vaibhav Bahadur, a professor in the Walker Department of Mechanical Engineering who led the research. “We’ve shown that we can quickly grow hydrates without using any chemicals that offset the environmental benefits of carbon capture.”
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Satellite imagery from September 28, 2021, showing enhanced cloudiness and thunderstorm activity off the coast of Africa. This increased thunderstorm activity was intensified by an atmospheric Kelvin wave (approximate location of the Kelvin wave is circled in the image). A few hours after this image was captured, the Kelvin wave also helped spawn Tropical Storm Victor. This event was one of the Kelvin wave occurrences simulated in this study. (Photo Credit: NASA Worldview)
