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Illuminating quinone-mediated CO2 capture and release

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Electrochemical engineering offers a route to renewably powered CO2 capture. Now, fluorescence spectroscopy diagnostics provides a means to probe the fundamental mechanisms within these otherwise opaque systems.

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Fig. 1: In situ fluorescence spectroscopy method to probe quinone CO2 capture mechanisms.

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Liu, S., Sinton, D. Illuminating quinone-mediated CO2 capture and release. Nat Chem Eng 1, 726–727 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1038/s44286-024-00145-y

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