Crystallization Method Offers New Option for Carbon Capture from Ambient Air (1 of 3) (IMAGE)

DOE/Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Crystallization Method Offers New Option for Carbon Capture from Ambient Air (1 of 3)

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ORNL's Charles Seipp synthesized a simple compound known as guanidine that was found to bind strongly with carbon dioxide directly from the air and form insoluble carbonate crystals that are easily separated from water.

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Oak Ridge National Laboratory/Genevieve Martin

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