Nature Chemistry - Current CO₂ capture strategies often suffer from high thermal regeneration costs. Now a photobase has been shown to reversibly capture and release CO₂ from ambient...

Brønsted Photoacids and Photobases represent a unique class capable of donating or accepting a proton only after excitation. Here, we review the utilization of such molecules to light-trigger the dir...

Sunlight triggers photobases that capture CO₂, offering a new low-energy path for direct air capture.

A Revolutionary Leap in Carbon Capture: Harnessing Solar-Driven Reversible Photobases for Ambient CO₂ Extraction The relentless increase of atmospheric carbon dioxide levels due to human activities continues to challenge the global community, demanding urgent innovations in capture and mitigation technologies. While conventional strategies predominantly involve energy-intensive thermal processes to regenerate sorbents for CO₂ sequestration, a novel and promising avenue emerges from the realm of photochemistry.

Current CO₂ capture strategies often suffer from high thermal regeneration costs. Now a photobase has been shown to reversibly capture and release CO₂ from ambient air using visible light, offering a ...