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Carbon capture material with chemical specificity and facile reversibility

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University of MissouriOffice of Technology Management & Industry RelationsNon-Confidential Abstract of InventionUM Disclosure No. 13UMC048Carbon capture material with chemical specificity and facile reversibilityEmissions of carbon dioxide (CO2), arguably the most significant anthropogenic greenhouse gas, have received worldwide attention because of their implications for climate change. In June 2012, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia unanimously upheld the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) interpretation of the Clean Air Act to regulate CO2 emissions is “unambiguously correct.” However, some industry groups are concerned the EPA’s regulations will impose burdensome regulations that will spur job cuts. One immediate problem is that the only available technology option for eliminating carbon from fossil fuel power plants is expensive and unproven at commercial scale. The development of efficient, reversible, and economic material to capture CO2 has assumed great importance. Researchers at the University of Missouri have investigated a new hybrid quasi-solid-state sorbents pairing inexpensive CO2-reactive polyethoxyamine fluids with abundantly available silica support for carbon capture. The highest performing sorbent was capable of reversibly capturing close to 70 mg of CO2 per gram of sorbent at 45 degrees Celsius, could be almost fully regenerated by a vacuum swing, and was stable over many consecutive cycles. These results have important ramifications for reducing the high costs of thermal regeneration in conventional carbon capture schemes, particularly in comparison with the current systems. POTENTIAL AREAS OF APPLICATIONS:• CO2 capture in power plants and other large carbon dioxide producing facilitiesMAIN ADVANTAGES OF INVENTION:• Reduces the expenses related to carbon capture• Operates at the same efficiency as comparable products. STATE OF DEVELOPMENT:• Initial prototype built and testedFURTHER R&D REQUIRED• Further optimization of the materialLICENSING POTENTIAL:• University seeks licensee with the potential to commercializeINVENTOR(S):• Sheila Baker• Gary BakerCONTACT INFO: Office of Technology Management & Industry Relations Wayne C. McDaniel, Ph.D. Senior Licensing & Business Development Associate – Engineering and Physical Sciences Email: McDanielwc@missouri.edu Phone: 573-884-3302

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Name: Sheila Baker, Asst Professor

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Name: Gary Baker, Assistant Professor

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