Clean Technology
HIGH PERFORMANCE CO2 ADSORBENTS MADE FROM NATURAL SILK
WARF: P250140US01
Inventors: Bu Wang, Md Sariful Sheikh
The Invention
UW-Madison researchers have developed a solid amino acid-based CO2 adsorbent based on silk fibroin. Silk fibroin is a natural blend of various amino acids that is organized into a structure with a high surface area that can effectively adsorb CO2. Silk nano-fibroin synthesized from the bombyx mori (silk moth) cocoon has a very high CO2 adsorption capacity that is substantially higher than that of state-of-the-art amino acids, amino acid ionic liquids, zeolite, metal organic frameworks (MOFs), etc. It also has a low heat of adsorption and can be regenerated at low temperature. Finally, it demonstrates high thermal stability and promising cyclic operation stability.
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