Removing Salt and Carbon (IMAGE)

University of Pittsburgh

Removing Salt and Carbon

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Hornbostel - who is well-versed in carbon capture technologies - and her team are looking to prove that coating desalination membranes with special chemical groups can effectively “bubble off”– or release – carbon dioxide gas for capture and storage or reuse, similar to when a carbonated beverage is opened.

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University of Pittsburgh

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