New method ânearly doubles carbon capture performanceâ 26 Jan 2021
Professional Engineering
Stock image. The new method boosts the performance of electrochemical conversion, which involves mixing a stream of carbon dioxide with water (Credit: Shutterstock) A new method has almost doubled the performance of electrochemical carbon capture, its developers have said.
A team from Massachusetts Institute of Technology developed the technique, which could significantly boost the performance of systems that use catalytic surfaces.
“Carbon dioxide sequestration is the challenge of our times,” said mechanical engineering professor Kripa Varanasi, who worked with assistant professor Sami Khan, professor Yang Shao-Horn and recent graduate Jonathan Hwang. There are a number of approaches, including geological sequestration, ocean storage, mineralisation and chemical conversion. Electrochemical conversion is particularly promising because it can produce us