Wissenschaftler haben eine Methode entwickelt, um Plastikmüll in eine Klimaschutzlösung für eine effiziente und nachhaltige CO2 -Erfassung umzuwandeln

>How CO2 capture works
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>Measured in weight, PET plastic constitutes over 60 percent of carbon, and the material has an inherent chemical and physical ability to maintain the structure.
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>This ability is enhanced by transforming the plastic by adding a quantity of ethylenediamine, a compound known for its ability to bind CO2.
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>The process breaks down the plastic from polymer to a monomer, giving the material a chemical composition that is very effective in pulling CO2 out of the air and binding it.
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>The material is called BAETA.
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>In industrial plants, the idea is to transmit the exhaust through BETA units, which will cleanse it of CO2. When the BAETA material is saturated, its efficiency decreases; however, CO2 can be released from the plastic through a heating process, restoring its efficiency.
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>The carbon released can then be stored underground or used in Power2X plants via CO2 utilization.

[Repurposing polyethylene terephthalate plastic waste to capture carbon dioxide | Science Advances](https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.adv5906)

How efficient is this compared with the more commonly used amine-based carbon capture technology?