Aramco, OSU, and UO Collaborate on Carbon Capture Technology
What happened
Oregon State University scientists filed a patent application for BVR-X, a new carbon capture material that converts moisture in factory flue emissions into an advantage. The findings, published in Angewandte Chemie, detail how this material, based on metal-organic frameworks (MOFs), efficiently captured carbon dioxide from a highly humid stream typical of natural gas combustion. The study involved researchers from Oregon State University, the University of Oregon, and the ARAMCO Research and Development Center, with funding from Saudi Aramco.
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Why it matters
The research addresses concerns regarding industrial activities, which account for 30% of U.S. greenhouse gas emissions according to the Environmental Protection Agency. The BVR-X material demonstrated viability for practical industrial use by maintaining performance through numerous capture-and-release cycles.
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Who's involved
- Saudi AramcoSaudi Aramco, the primary funder of the research into carbon capture technology.
- Oregon State UniversityOregon State University, which led the research into the BVR-X carbon capture material.
- University of OregonUniversity of Oregon, a partner in the collaborative study on carbon capture.
- Environmental Protection AgencyEnvironmental Protection Agency, whose emissions concerns the research seeks to address.
Who could feel it
Possible knock-on effectsThese are possibilities Brind reasoned out, not predictions, and not advice. Most are not stated in any report.
- Oregon State UniversitySpeculative
Oregon State University could license the technology, creating new revenue streams from its academic research.
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The entities involved
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Saudi Aramco
Saudi Arabian state-owned petroleum company
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Oregon State University
public research university in Corvallis, Oregon, United States
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University of Oregon
public research university in Eugene, Oregon, USA
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Environmental Protection Agency
Irish governmental organisation