Bregnhøj et al. (2023): Carbon Dioxide Sequestration by Triboelectric Charging of Tumbling Quartz Sand

Mikkel Bregnhøj, Svend J. Knak Jensen, Kris Strunge, Anders Bodholt Nielsen, Jan Thøgersen, Per Nørnberg, Jørgen Skibsted, Kai Finster IN: J. Phys. Chem. C, https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpcc.3c02008

Mechanical activation (i.e., tumbling) of quartz sand in a carbon dioxide (CO₂) atmosphere leads to triboelectric charging of the sand grains, driving a process that ultimately sequesters and removes CO₂ from the ambient atmosphere. The prospect of using this method to remove CO₂ from the atmosphere and, ultimately, to help mitigate the adverse effects of greenhouse gases and global warming is briefly discussed.

LINK