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University of California-Berkeley: A Simple, Cheap Material for Carbon Capture, Perhaps From Tailpipes
August 05, 2022
BERKELEY, California, Aug. 5 (TNSjou) -- The University of California Berkeley campus issued the following news release on Aug. 4, 2022:

Using an inexpensive polymer called melamine -- the main component of Formica -- chemists have created a cheap, easy and energy-efficient way to capture carbon dioxide from smokestacks, a key goal for the United States and other nations as they seek to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

The process for synthesizing the melamine material, . . .

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