Plastic Waste Product Captures Carbon Dioxide in Nanometer Pores

Algozeeb, Wala A.; Savas, Paul E.; Yuan, Zhe; Wang, Zhe; Kittrell, Carter; Hall, Jacklyn N.; Chen, Weiyin; Bollini, Praveen; Tour, James M.

doi:10.1021/acsnano.2c00955

Title: Plastic Waste Product Captures Carbon Dioxide in Nanometer Pores

Journal Article · 05 April 2022 · ACS Nano

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1021/acsnano.2c00955 · OSTI ID:1881502

Algozeeb, Wala A. ^[1]; Savas, Paul E. ^[1]; Yuan, Zhe ^[1]; Wang, Zhe ^[1];

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Rice Univ., Houston, TX (United States)
Univ. of Houston, TX (United States)

We discuss, plastic waste (PW) and increasing atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO₂) levels are among the top environmental concerns presently facing humankind. With an ambitious 2050 zero-CO₂ emissions goal, there is a demand for economical CO₂ capture routes. Here we show that the thermal treatment of PW in the presence of potassium acetate yields an effective carbon sorbent with pores width of 0.7–1.4 nm for CO₂ capture. The PW to carbon sorbent process works with single or mixed streams of polyolefin plastics. The CO₂ capacity of the sorbent at 25 °C is 17.0 ± 1.1 wt % (3.80 ± 0.25 mmol g^–1) at 1 bar and 5.0 ± 0.6 wt % (1.13 ± 0.13 mmol g^–1) at 0.15 bar, and it regenerates upon reaching 75 ± 5 °C. The CO₂ capture cost from flue gas via this technology is estimated to be <$21 ton^–1 CO₂, much lower than competing CO₂ capture technologies. Hence, this PW-derived carbon material should find utility in the capture of CO₂ from point sources of high CO₂ emissions while providing a use for otherwise deleterious PW.

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Research Organization:: Rice Univ., Houston, TX (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE

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OSTI ID:: 1881502

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