CAPTURE 3 (IMAGE)

Rice University

CAPTURE 3

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Rice University graduate student Paul Savas feeds raw plastic into a crusher to prepare it for pyrolysis, or heating in an inert atmosphere. Pyrolyzing the material in the presence of potassium salts turns it into a material that sequesters carbon dioxide from flue gas.

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Jeff Fitlow/Rice University

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