{"id":128351,"date":"2023-06-21T07:10:00","date_gmt":"2023-06-21T05:10:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/?p=128351"},"modified":"2023-06-15T17:00:15","modified_gmt":"2023-06-15T15:00:15","slug":"you-can-make-carbon-dioxide-filters-with-a-3d-printer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/you-can-make-carbon-dioxide-filters-with-a-3d-printer\/","title":{"rendered":"You Can Make Carbon Dioxide Filters With a 3D Printer"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n
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3D printer \u00a9<\/strong>\u00a0Sen Zhang and Jialong Shen, NC\u00a0State.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

In a new study<\/a>, North Carolina State University researchers demonstrated that it\u2019s possible to make carbon dioxide capture filters using 3D printing. Specifically, they printed a hydrogel material that can hold carbonic anhydrase, an enzyme that speeds a reaction that turns carbon dioxide and water into bicarbonate.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The findings, published in the journal\u00a0Gels<\/a><\/em>, suggest 3D printing could be a faster, more versatile method of making filter designs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThis manufacturing process, using 3D printing, makes everything faster and more precise,\u201d said the study\u2019s lead author\u00a0Jialong Shen<\/a>, assistant research professor of textile engineering, chemistry and science at NC\u00a0State. \u201cIf you have access to a printer, and the raw materials, you can make this functional material.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

In the study, researchers in the NC State Wilson College of Textiles mixed a solution containing two different organic compounds \u2013 or the printing \u201cink\u201d \u2013 and an enzyme called carbonic anhydrase. The researchers then printed thread-like filaments of the hydrogel into a two-dimensional grid while solidifying the solution with UV light as it was printed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe formulated the hydrogel in a way that would be mechanically strong enough to be 3D printed, and also extruded into a continuous filament,\u201d Shen<\/strong> said. \u201cThe inspiration behind our design was our own cells, which have enzymes packed into compartmentalized spaces, filled with a fluid. That kind of environment is good for helping enzymes do their job.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

The researchers tested the properties of the material to understand how well it would bend and twist, and investigated the filter\u2019s carbon capture performance. In a small-scale experiment, they found the filter captured 24% of the carbon dioxide in a gas mixture. While the capture rate is lower than what they\u2019ve achieved in previous designs, the filter was less than an inch (2 centimeters) in diameter, and it could be made larger and in different modular shapes in order to stack them in a tall column. That could increase the capture efficiency, researchers said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIn order to get a higher capture rate, we would need to make the filter larger in diameter, or stack more filters on top of each other,\u201d Shen said. \u201cWe don\u2019t think that\u2019s an issue; this was an initial test at a small scale for ease of testing.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

The researchers also tested the filtration durability of the material, and found it retained 52% of its initial carbon capture performance after more than 1,000 hours.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThis work is still early stage, but our findings suggest there are new ways to make materials for carbon capture devices,\u201d said the study\u2019s co-corresponding author\u00a0Sonja Salmon<\/a>, associate professor of textile engineering, chemistry and science at NC\u00a0State. \u201cWe\u2019re offering hope for carbon capture.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

The study, \u201cCarbonic Anhydrase Enhanced UV-Crosslinked PEG-DA\/PEO Extruded Hydrogel Flexible Filaments and Durable Grids for CO\u2082 Capture,\u201d was published online in Gels<\/em>. Co-authors included Sen Zhang and Xiaomeng Fang. Funding was provided by North Carolina State University, the Novo Nordisk Foundation, and the Alliance for Sustainable Energy, LLC, Managing and Operating Contractor for the National Renewable Energy Laboratory for the U.S. Department of Energy.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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