Sandia National Laboratories and the University of New Mexico have devised a way of capturing CO2 that uses a bubble-like membrane, called a "Memzyne." Current commercial methods of capturing CO2 use expensive amine-based liquids and use about 600 of the energy the plant uses. The new CO2 Memzyne could meet the US clean energy goal for a second-generation technology that captures 90% of CO2 emissions at $40 per tonne by 2025. Researchers on the project received a patent for their technology earlier this year.
Sandia National Laboratories and the University of New Mexico have devised a way of capturing CO2 that uses a bubble-like membrane, called a "Memzyne." Current commercial methods of capturing CO2 use expensive amine-based liquids and use about a third of the energy the plant uses. The new CO2 Memzyne could meet the US clean energy goal for a second-generation technology that captures 90% of CO2 emissions at $40 per tonne by 2025. Researchers on the project received a patent for their technology earlier this year.