Dendritic silver self-assembly in molten-carbonate membranes for efficient carbon dioxide capture
Liam A. McNeil, Greg A. Mutch, Francesco Iacoviello, Josh J. Bailey, Georgios Triantafyllou, Dragos Neagu, Thomas S. Miller, Evangelos I. Papaioannou, Wenting Hu, Dan J. L. Brett, Paul R. Shearing, Ian S. Metcalfe
Abstract
Self-assembling Ag dendritic networks provide ultrahigh CO<sub>2</sub> permeability, whilst reducing membrane-volume-normalised Ag demand by an order of magnitude.
Topics & Concepts
MembraneCarbonateCarbon dioxideChemical engineeringMaterials sciencePermeability (electromagnetism)Volume (thermodynamics)Self-assemblyNanotechnologyChemistryMetallurgyOrganic chemistryEngineeringThermodynamicsPhysicsBiochemistryCarbon Dioxide Capture TechnologiesMembrane Separation and Gas TransportCO2 Reduction Techniques and Catalysts