Solution processable polymer‐based nanocomposite coatings for large‐area carbon capture and conversion

Michael Ashley, Punnamchandar Ramidi, Charles Magiera, Anindya Ghosh, Timothy Bontrager, Timothy G. Scott, Gary Blackburn, Enkeleda Dervishi, Alexandru S. Biris, Tao Wang, Ilker S Bayer and Abhijit Biswas

Greenhouse Gases: Science and Technology, 2012, vol. 2, issue 5, 386-394

Abstract: We present synthesis and characterization of multicomponent polymer‐based nanocomposites for carbon dioxide capture and conversion into stable carbonates. Using a simple drop‐casting method, several metal oxide nanoparticles were homogeneously mixed into a polymer matrix. Our formulation is based on the combination of metal oxide nanoparticles and photocatalysts, such as titanium dioxide, silicon dioxide, magnesium oxide, copper oxide, and iron oxide. In this formulation, each metal oxide exhibits its own catalytic function of trapping carbon dioxide. In a mixture with several of these inorganic components, the nanocomposites exhibit the characteristics from each, with a potential of displaying multifunctionality. The liquid phase of the polymer‐based nanocomposite enables it to be sprayed onto any surface that could potentially lead to large‐area carbon capture. The combination of low‐cost materials, easy large‐scale applications, and multifunctionality offers huge potential of these multicomponent nanocomposites for effective CO 2 capture and conversion into stable carbonates and other useful by‐products. © 2012 Society of Chemical Industry and John Wiley & Sons, Ltd

Date: 2012
References: Add references at CitEc
Citations:

Downloads: (external link)
http://hdl.handle.net/

Related works:
This item may be available elsewhere in EconPapers: Search for items with the same title.

Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text

Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:wly:greenh:v:2:y:2012:i:5:p:386-394

Access Statistics for this article

More articles in Greenhouse Gases: Science and Technology from Blackwell Publishing
Bibliographic data for series maintained by Wiley Content Delivery ().