Carbon (2 of 3) (IMAGE)

Rice University

Carbon (2 of 3)

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Polyethyleneimine (PEI) with carbon-60 atoms, aka buckminsterfullerenes, form a spongy brown compound that absorbs a fifth of its weight in carbon dioxide but no measurable amount of methane. That may make it suitable for capturing carbon dioxide at wellheads and from industrial flue gases.

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Barron Research Group/Rice University

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