Delivering low-energy carbon capture with photo-responsive hypercrosslinked polymers derived from polystyrene waste
Aotian Liu, Guanchu Lu, Xianfeng Fan, Cher Hon Lau
Abstract
Exploiting photo-isomerisation of azobenzene molecules embedded in pores of hypercrosslinked polymers to drive adsorption (upon UV light irradiation) and desorption (visible light irradiation) of CO 2 to enable low-energy, low-cost carbon capture.
Topics & Concepts
PolystyreneAzobenzenePolymerIrradiationAdsorptionIsomerizationPhotochemistryMaterials scienceCarbon fibersDesorptionMoleculeChemical engineeringCatalysisChemistryOrganic chemistryComposite materialEngineeringPhysicsNuclear physicsComposite numberCovalent Organic Framework ApplicationsCarbon Dioxide Capture TechnologiesMetal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and Applications