Research funded through ExxonMobil’s gift to LSU will pioneer new ways to meet energy needs. Given its level of investment in energy innovation-related research, the company will be recognized as a Strategic Partner for the LSU Institute of Energy
November 14, 2023
BY LSU Media Center
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The Australian Government is supporting new ways to capture carbon dioxide and put it to use, to help reduce emissions from hard-to-abate industries and advance Australia’s net zero transformation. Through the Carbon Capture Technologies Program, the government is investing $65 million in 7 projects that will use emerging technologies to decarbonize hard-to-abate industrial processes and directly remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.
A team of scientists from Heriot-Watt University is behind a pioneering platform named PrISMa (Process-Informed design of tailor-made Sorbent Materials) which uses advanced simulations and machine learning to find the most cost-effective and sustainable material-capture process combinations prior to implementation.
In new research published in ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering, the team developed a technique for ultrafast formation of carbon dioxide hydrates. These unique ice-like materials can bury carbon dioxide in the ocean, preventing it from being released into the atmosphere.
A newly designed catalyst created by U of T Engineering researchers efficiently converts captured carbon into valuable products — even in the presence of a contaminant that degrades the performance of current versions.
Researchers have developed a low-cost, energy-efficient method for making materials that can capture carbon dioxide directly from the air.