MORE | Fall 2019

Investigating the Performance of 3D-printed Sorbents for Direct Air Capture of CO2

Since the industrial revolution around 1750, global emissions of CO₂ have increased more than 46% being the major cause of global warming. In this research the moisture driven-cycle for direct air capture of CO₂ is investigated. Physical sorbents will be manufactured using the Stereolithography (SLA) 3D printing technique and then their performance will be characterized for desorption and absorption of CO₂. Future work will include optimizing the sorbent geometry to achieve high surface area to volume ratio to increase adsorption and desorption rates of CO₂.