direct air capture

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direct air capture

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Also known as: DAC

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decarbonization
Industrial carbon removal
A third process, called direct air capture (DAC), can pull CO₂ from the atmosphere directly by funneling the air into air contactors (or scrubbing towers), where it passes over streams or surfaces of liquid solvents (such as potassium hydroxide) or solid sorbents (such as amine-based solids and specialized resins)…
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A third process, called direct air capture (DAC), can pull CO₂ from the atmosphere directly by funneling the air into air contactors (or scrubbing towers), where it passes over streams or surfaces of liquid solvents (such as potassium hydroxide) or solid sorbents (such as amine-based solids and specialized resins)…
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