Oxygen-separation membranes could aid in CO2 reduction
Tuesday, May 15, 2012 - 13:00
in Earth & Climate
It may seem counterintuitive, but one way to reduce carbon dioxide emissions to the atmosphere may be to produce pure carbon dioxide in powerplants that burn fossil fuels. In this way, greenhouse gases once isolated within a plant could be captured and stored in natural reservoirs, deep in Earth's crust.