Researchers have built a generator that absorbs carbon dioxide to make electricity, advancing efforts to reverse climate change.
One of the most important issues of our time is global warming, caused by greenhouse gas emissions, mainly carbon dioxide emissions from human activity., utilization, and storage are anticipated to be essential in addressing this issue. However, the energy—and money-intensive nature of current CCUS technologies jeopardizes their viability from an environmental and financial standpoint.
According to researchers, CO2 adsorption releases positively charged NH3+ ions bonded to h-BN and negatively charged HCO3- ions in hydrogel channels, creating a significant size disparity. This disparity enables rapid diffusion across the generator, translating into electricity to power external devices, leveraging gaseous CO2 as an energy source.