Can we use electrical energy to reduce carbon emissions? An investigation into the electrochemical approaches for carbon capture

Speaker: Niamh Hartley, Department of Chemistry

With carbon emissions still on the rise and the goal of limiting global temperature increase to 1.5^oC become more improbable; rapid development and deployment of greenhouse gas mitigation techniques are paramount. Traditional CO₂ capture, i.e. amine scrubbing, require thermal energy to release CO₂, limiting widespread use. An alternative approach is to use electrical energy to perform the capture-release cycle. This has the potential to achieve a more efficient capture process without the need for harsh conditions. In this talk I will give an overview on how electrical energy can be implemented to capture CO₂, areas of research my group is interested in and how this field will grow in the future.

This talk is part of the Darwin College Science Seminars series.