Organization Name: Texas Agricultural & Mechanical University (Texas A&M)
Project Title: Stimuli-Responsive Metal Organic Frameworks for Energy-Efficient Post Combustion Capture

A team led by three professors at Texas A&M is developing a subset of metal organic frameworks that respond to stimuli such as small changes in temperature to trap CO₂ and then release it for storage. These frameworks are a promising class of materials for carbon capture applications because their structure and chemistry can be controlled with great precision. Because the changes in temperature required to trap and release CO₂ in Texas A&M’s frameworks are much smaller than in other carbon capture approaches, the amount of energy or stimulus that has to be diverted from coal-fired power plants to accomplish this is greatly reduced. The team is working to alter the materials so they bind only with CO₂, and are stable enough to withstand the high temperatures found in the chimneys of coal-fired power plants.

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Project Details presented at the 2010 CO2 Capture Technology Meeting in September, 2010

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