Science Daily  June 5, 2024 An international team of researchers (UK, Hong Kong, USA – Cornell University, Italy) introduced a new class of designer sorbent materials known as ‘charged-sorbents’. The materials were prepared through a battery-like charging process that accumulates ions in the pores of low-cost activated carbons, with the inserted ions then serving as sites for carbon dioxide adsorption. The charging process accumulated reactive hydroxide ions in the pores of a carbon electrode, and the resulting sorbent material could rapidly capture carbon dioxide from ambient air by means of (bi)carbonate formation. Unlike traditional bulk carbonates, charged-sorbent regeneration could be […]