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Capture of carbon dioxide from ambient air

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Carbon dioxide capture from ambient air could compensate for all carbon dioxide emissions to the atmosphere. Such capture would, for example, make it possible to use liquid, carbon-based fuels in cars or airplanes without negatively impacting the climate. We present a specific approach based on a solid sorbent in the form of an anionic exchange resin, that absorbs carbon dioxide when dry and releases it when exposed to moisture. We outline a particular implementation of such a moisture swing and discuss the scale of the collectors, the energy consumption, and the indirect carbon dioxide emissions related to the operation of carbon dioxide capture devices.

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Lackner, K. Capture of carbon dioxide from ambient air. Eur. Phys. J. Spec. Top. 176, 93–106 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1140/epjst/e2009-01150-3

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