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Nanowire Based Adsorbents/Catalysts For Co2 Capture And Utilization., Apolo Nambo

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Even today, the major energy source is fossil fuels, which release CO₂, a greenhouse gas that contributes to global warming. CO₂ capture, storage (CCS) and/or utilization (CCU) technologies are two routes to mitigate this problem. Sorbents are being investigated in either temperature swing or pressure swing absorption approaches for carbon capture from flue gases. Solid sorbent based technology is a promising one but suffers from slow kinetics, low capacity and need for high temperatures. Thus, new sorbent materials that can have good CO₂ sorption capacity, recyclability are sought. Similarly, one of the utilization approaches for CO …