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Carbon dioxide-negative composite materials: an economically viable solution for CO 2 sequestration

Kappagantula, Keerti S. [Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA 99354, USA]·Jiang, Yuan [Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA 99354, USA]·Pierobon, Francesca [Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA 99354, USA, School of Environmental and Forest Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195, USA]·Rabby, MD Reza E. [Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA 99354, USA]·Ramos, Jose [Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA 99354, USA]·Ni, Yelin [Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA 99354, USA] (ORCID:0000000283233904)·Nittala, Aditya [Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA 99354, USA] (ORCID:0000000241081957)·King, Jaelynne [Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA 99354, USA]·Nickerson, Ethan [Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA 99354, USA]·Nelson, Nicholas C. [Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA 99354, USA] (ORCID:000000025596542X)·Joo, Wontae [Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA 99354, USA] (ORCID:0000000301760733)·John, Raveen [Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA 99354, USA]·Linehan, John C. [Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA 99354, USA]·Aranzazu, Raul N. [Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA 99354, USA]·Nune, Satish K. [Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA 99354, USA] (ORCID:0000000229710554)·Heldebrant, David J. [Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA 99354, USA, Department of Chemical Engineering, Washington State University, Pullman, WA 99163, USA] (ORCID:000000025529526X)
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Carboxylating lignin and lignite fillers to sequester CO 2 in composite materials.

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Kappagantula, Keerti S. [Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA 99354, USA], Jiang, Yuan [Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA 99354, USA], Pierobon, Francesca [Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA 99354, USA, School of Environmental and Forest Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195, USA], Rabby, MD Reza E. [Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA 99354, USA], Ramos, Jose [Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA 99354, USA], Ni, Yelin [Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA 99354, USA] (ORCID:0000000283233904), Nittala, Aditya [Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA 99354, USA] (ORCID:0000000241081957), King, Jaelynne [Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA 99354, USA], Nickerson, Ethan [Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA 99354, USA], Nelson, Nicholas C. [Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA 99354, USA] (ORCID:000000025596542X), Joo, Wontae [Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA 99354, USA] (ORCID:0000000301760733), John, Raveen [Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA 99354, USA], Linehan, John C. [Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA 99354, USA], Aranzazu, Raul N. [Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA 99354, USA], Nune, Satish K. [Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA 99354, USA] (ORCID:0000000229710554), Heldebrant, David J. [Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA 99354, USA, Department of Chemical Engineering, Washington State University, Pullman, WA 99163, USA] (ORCID:000000025529526X). 2025-02-24. Carbon dioxide-negative composite materials: an economically viable solution for CO 2 sequestration. https://doi.org/10.1039/d4gc05692b

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