A new method to capture carbon dioxide from the air has been developed at the University of Helsinki’s chemistry department.
The method is based on a compound of superbase and alcohol.
Tests from professor Timo Repo’s group show that the compound appears promising: one gramme of the compound can absorb 156 milligrammes of CO2 directly from untreated ambient air.
However, the compound does not react with nitrogen, oxygen or other atmospheric gases.
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