Engineers identify improved membranes to capture CO2 at coal-fired power plants
Tuesday, January 8, 2019 - 13:20
in Physics & Chemistry
A computational modeling method developed at the University of Pittsburgh's Swanson School of Engineering may help to fast-track the identification and design of new carbon capture and storage materials for use by the nation's coal-fired power plants. The hypothetical mixed matrix membranes would provide a more economical solution than current methods, with a predicted cost of less than $50 per ton of carbon dioxide (CO2) removed.