Molecular model of COF-999 (IMAGE)

University of California - Berkeley

Molecular model of COF-999

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The new porous material for capturing carbon dioxide, called a covalent organic framework (COF), has hexagonal channels decorated with polyamines that efficiently bind CO2 molecules (blue and orange balls) at concentrations found in ambient air.

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Chaoyang Zhao for UC Berkeley

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