Liquid marbles: how this tiny, emerging technology could solve carbon capture and storage problems

Phys.org  December 8, 2021
Research shows “liquid marbles”—tiny droplets coated with nanoparticles—could possibly address current challenges in materials used to capture carbon. Gas from the reactor hits the marbles, where it clings to the nanoparticle outer shell, the gas then reacts with the liquid within, separating the CO₂ and capturing it inside the marble. CO₂ can be taken out and stored underground, and then recycle the liquid for future processing. This process can be a more time and cost-efficient way of capturing CO₂. However, many properties of liquid marbles remain elusive as physical experiments have their limitations. An international team of researchers (Australia, UK) has developed computational modelling that can improve our understanding of the properties of liquid marbles and can help overcome the use of costly and time-intensive experiment-only procedures. Further computational modelling they are working on will aim to analyse the three-dimensional changes in the shapes and dynamics of liquid marbles, with better convenience and accuracy…read more. TECHNICAL ARTICLE 

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