Technologies
This technology is a hybrid nanomaterial composed of polymer chains grafted onto inorganic or organic nanoparticles that enables carbon dioxide capture and conversion.
Current carbon capture and conversion materials have low efficiency and require separate reactors for capture and conversion. Additionally, corrosive CO2 capture solvents are often needed, in addition to an energy-intensive high-pressure reactor. As such, there is a need for carbon capture technology that combines both capture and conversion processes into a single reactor without high pressure or corrosive solvents.
This technology is a hybrid nanomaterial composed of polymer chains grafted onto inorganic or organic nanoparticle cores. Carbon dioxide captured by the nanomaterial is released via a temperature switch and converted within the same reactor to the desired reaction products by the catalytic core. The nanoparticle core and polymer chain are readily modified, allowing the hybrid nanomaterial to perform varied reactions. Additionally, the solvating properties of the polymer chains eliminate the need for corrosive solvents, and the negligible vapor pressure of the nanomaterial allows use at elevated temperatures without a high-pressure reactor. By both capturing and converting carbon dioxide in a single low-pressure reactor, this technology promises to greatly reduce the energy and resources needed to recycle carbon dioxide into usable products.
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