New Mexico State University (NMSU) researchers Nasser Khazeni and Rolston St. Hilaire in coordination with Abbas Ghassemi, Reza Foudazi and Jalal Rastegary have developed a special material that can capture carbon dioxide (CO2) with greater capacity than any technology currently in use. CO2 capture has the potential to significantly cut CO2 emissions worldwide.
According to Khazeni, global warming is something that is not just discussed at a conference. It’s something that all people are now sensing. All the consequences like drought and floods are the things that have motivated me to do something to maybe help mitigate this global warming problem and its consequences. Khazeni later realized that if another researcher learned about his CO2 capture technology they could patent it.
“We got to a point where we understood we had something that might have some commercial impact, and Ghassemi introduced us to Arrowhead to follow their route to protect our idea. We were very worried, especially when we understood that being published in a journal, it’s not enough to protect it, especially if somebody else comes and gathers all the information and patents it. Then he’s the one who owns that idea,” Khazeni said.
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Special material to capture carbon dioxide
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