Progress in development of characterization capabilities to evaluate candidate materials for direct air capture applications

Published

November 1, 2024

Author(s)

Marcus Carter, Huong Giang Nguyen, Andrew Allen, Feng Yi, Wei-Chang Yang, Avery Baumann, William S. McGivern, Jeffrey A. Manion, Ivan Kuzmenko, Zois Tsinas, Charlotte Wentz, Malia Wenny, Daniel Siderius, Roger van Zee, Christopher Stafford, Craig Brown

Abstract

As part of U.S. national efforts to combat the detrimental effect of global climate change, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) was recently tasked to support efforts in direct air capture (DAC) of carbon dioxide research and deployment. In order to develop test procedures, materials, and documentary standards, key characterization methods relevant to DAC materials have been investigated and used to identify desirable properties for a potential Standard Reference Material (SRM). Select amine-supported materials that previously showed potential for DAC applications have been characterized using commonly available laboratory methods. Further insights into the adsorption characteristics have been gained from developing and applying more specialized characterization tools ideal for probing low concentrations of carbon dioxide. A broad suite of capabilities that examine relevant properties under appropriate conditions gives the most profound insights into a material's specific performance. We advocate for even more specialized capabilities to be developed and standardized to quantitatively monitor the interactions of CO2 with molecular species in complex and often disordered systems to advance DAC and support carbon dioxide reduction (CDR) in general.

Citation

Journal of CO2 Utilization

Volume

89

Pub Type

Journals

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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcou.2024.102975

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Keywords

Direct air capture, Carbon dioxide capture, CCUS, CDR

Citation

Carter, M. , Nguyen, H. , Allen, A. , Yi, F. , Yang, W. , Baumann, A. , McGivern, W. , Manion, J. , Kuzmenko, I. , Tsinas, Z. , Wentz, C. , Wenny, M. , Siderius, D. , van Zee, R. , Stafford, C. and Brown, C. (2024), Progress in development of characterization capabilities to evaluate candidate materials for direct air capture applications, Journal of CO2 Utilization, [online], https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcou.2024.102975, https://tsapps.nist.gov/publication/get_pdf.cfm?pub_id=958297 (Accessed November 3, 2025)