Scientists Discover Low-Cost Way to Trap Carbon Using Common Rocks – And it Could Help Farmers Too
Stanford chemists find a practical, low-cost way to permanently remove carbon dioxide from the air—the main driver of climate change.
Scientists develop cheap and effective way to trap carbon in common rocks
Reducing carbon dioxide (CO₂) in the atmosphere is critical to slowing global warming. While direct air capture (DAC) technology has gained attention, it remains expensive and energy-intensive, requiring up to 2.
New process gets common rocks to trap carbon rapidly, cheaply
Scientists have discovered how to turn common minerals into materials that spontaneously remove and store carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. In the lab, the materials pull CO2 from the air thousands of times faster than occurs with natural rock weathering.
Scientists Discover Low-Cost Way To Trap Carbon Using Common Rocks
Stanford researchers developed a scalable method to permanently remove CO2 from the atmosphere using heat-activated minerals. Their kiln-based process transforms silicates into materials that spontaneously trap carbon.
Common Rocks And A Cement-Making Technique Could Transform How We Capture Carbon Dioxide
Chemists at Stanford University have developed a low-cost way to remove carbon dioxide (CO) from the atmosphere using an unlikely source: rocks. The process involves heating common minerals, so they transform into materials that spontaneously pull carbon from the atmosphere and permanently contain it.
New Technique Turns Ordinary Rocks Into Carbon-Capturing Machines
“We envisioned a new chemistry to activate the inert [not chemically reactive] silicate minerals through a simple ion-exchange reaction,” Chen explained. Ions are atoms or groups of atoms with an ...
Scientists create new building material that also tackles climate change
Researchers in the United States find a low-cost method using rocks to trap carbon dioxide - one of biggest drivers of global ...
How heating rocks could help solve the climate crisis
Could a pile of rocks help to solve the climate crisis? Scientists at California’s Stanford University say they could. The ...