NOTT-202: the CO2 sponge

Scientists at the Universities of Nottingham and Newcastle, in collaboration with Oxfordshire-based Diamond Light Source and STFC Daresbury Laboratory have come up with a metallic, porous material which can efficiently adsorb and retain CO2 from the atmosphere. NOTT-202a, as the material is called, has a structure which comprises two interlocked metal frameworks. The nature of this structure allows certain gas species - indeed most components of air - to pass through, but forms nanopore-sized gaps which CO2 is unable to pass through. The material is being deemed as a huge breakthrough for metal-organic framework research, and potentially for the key aims of CO2 capture and storage.

Source article: NOTT-202: UK Scientists Create Metal-Organic Framework That Absorbs CO2