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York chemists lead breakthrough in carbon capture
https://www.york.ac.uk/news-and-events/news/2016/research/starbons-carbon-capture/[font face=Serif][font size=5]York chemists lead breakthrough in carbon capture[/font]
Posted on 4 July 2016
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Starbons, made from waste biomass including food peelings and seaweed, were discovered and first reported 10 years ago by the York Green Chemistry Centre of Excellence. Using these renewable materials provides a greener, more efficient and selective approach than other commercial systems of reducing emissions.
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The synthetic make-up of Starbons, which contains pores, results in the absorption of up to 65 percent more CO2 than other methods.
Starbons are also more selective in capturing CO2 when mixed with nitrogen, with results showing a capture rate of 20:1 rather than 5:1 - four times more selective than other methods.
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Professor Michael North, Professor of Green Chemistry at the University of York, said: “This work is of fundamental importance in overturning established wisdom associated with gas capture by solids. It defies current accepted scientific understanding of the efficiency of carbon-capturing CO2, and has the potential to be of significant commercial and governmental value in helping the UK meet its CO2emissions reduction promises.
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http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/anie.201602226
Posted on 4 July 2016
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Starbons, made from waste biomass including food peelings and seaweed, were discovered and first reported 10 years ago by the York Green Chemistry Centre of Excellence. Using these renewable materials provides a greener, more efficient and selective approach than other commercial systems of reducing emissions.
…
The synthetic make-up of Starbons, which contains pores, results in the absorption of up to 65 percent more CO2 than other methods.
Starbons are also more selective in capturing CO2 when mixed with nitrogen, with results showing a capture rate of 20:1 rather than 5:1 - four times more selective than other methods.
…
Professor Michael North, Professor of Green Chemistry at the University of York, said: “This work is of fundamental importance in overturning established wisdom associated with gas capture by solids. It defies current accepted scientific understanding of the efficiency of carbon-capturing CO2, and has the potential to be of significant commercial and governmental value in helping the UK meet its CO2emissions reduction promises.
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