Two UC Berkeley professors co-authored a study that reportedly
resulted in the creation of a new material that can capture carbon dioxide from wet flue gases in an effort to mitigate climate change.
The material in this study was designed for the purpose of capturing carbon dioxide from the exhaust of power plants, according to Jeffrey Reimer, professor and chair of UC Berkeley’s chemical and biomolecular engineering department.
Using a computer to find MOFs or metal organic frameworks (what Reimer calls “tinker toys”), researchers were able to design a material for extracting CO2 from wet flue gases.
For more about wet flue gases and why this study matters for climate change, head over to the original post by The Daily Californian.
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