NIST Provides Octagonal Window of Opportunity for Carbon Capture (IMAGE)

National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)

NIST Provides Octagonal Window of Opportunity for Carbon Capture

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The roughly octagonal pores in zeolite SSZ-13 are like stop signs for carbon dioxide, capturing molecules of the greenhouse gas while apparently letting other substances through. The material could prove to be an economical smokestack filter.

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