Mechanochemistry shakes up carbon capture with simple way to trap gas
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Fernando Gomollón-Bel2020-10-19T08:30:00
When ground in a ball mill, solid lysine traps carbon dioxide in a quick and reversible manner
Mechanochemistry has been used to reversibly capture carbon dioxide using lysine, an abundant amino acid.1 The process is simple and quick making it a promising new tool to capture carbon emissions.