It is found by the North Carolina State University researchers that they could filter carbon dioxide from air and gas mixtures at promising rates using a proposed new textile-based filter. The filter can combine cotton fabric and an enzyme called carbonic anhydrase.
The initial research shows that there is a possibility of developing new carbon capture technology that could reduce carbon dioxide emissions from biomass, coal or natural gas power plants.
The centerpiece of the research team’s design for a proposed textile-based chemical filter is the naturally occurring enzyme carbonic anhydrase, which can speed a reaction in which carbon dioxide and water will turn into bicarbonate, a compound in baking soda.
The enzyme plays an important role in the human body; it helps transport carbon dioxide so it can be exhaled.
The researchers then ran a series of experiments to see how well their filter would separate carbon dioxide from an air mixture of carbon dioxide and nitrogen, simulating levels emitted by power plants.
Tags: Carbon dioxide, Carobon capture, Enzyme, North Carolina State University
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