Carbon dioxide electrolysis in molten salts. - Sander Ratso/National Institute of Chemical Physics and Biophysics

Chemists Observe Carbon Dioxide Conversion to Solid Carbon in Real Time
A team led by chemical physicist Sander Ratso at the University of California, Berkeley, has developed a method to observe carbon dioxide being pulled from air and converted into solid carbon, including graphite, during molten-salt electrolysis at about 500°C, as reported in Nature Communications. The technique enables real-time tracking of the reaction, rather than inferring results afterward, and could be relevant to battery-material production since graphite is used in batteries. Separately, a related carbon-removal project noted that the world’s largest carbon removal plant is expected to open by the end of 2026, designed to capture up to 500,000 metric tons of CO₂ annually using power, heat, fans, and absorbent materials.

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