Germany researchers use alkaline industrial wastewaters to capture CO2
In Germany, alkaline industrial wastewaters from steel or cement production are ideally suited to bind and sequester carbon dioxide (CO2) chemically, safely, and for the long term. This is the result of a study conducted by the Helmholtz-Zentrum Hereon. Until now, this wastewater has been disposed off into rivers without using its CO2-sequestration capacity. In the future, it could neutralize millions of tons of CO2— offering an attractive and implementable option to mitigate limate change. The study was recently published in the journal Environment, Science & Technology Letters.
Category: Research
