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Why is it necessary to recover the sorbent material? Why not dispose of the CO2 as it is bound to the sorbent material?

April 26, 2017bound CO2 dispose material necessary recover sorbent

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Why is it necessary to recover the sorbent material? Why not dispose of the CO2 as it is bound to the sorbent material?

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This is a matter of economics. Materials that can absorb CO2 out of the air efficiently and fast are engineered for this specific purpose. It would be prohibitively expensive not to recycle these sorbents many times.