Metal–organic framework captures carbon dioxide at industrially relevant temperatures

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Material could improve energy efficiency of capturing carbon from industy’s exhaust gases

A new metal–organic framework (MOF) structure functionalised with terminal zinc hydride sites can reversibly capture carbon dioxide at high temperatures. The material could enable easier, more energetically efficient capture of carbon from the exhaust gases of many industrial reactions. In future, it might also lower the temperature needed for some key processes.