Publication: Associated Press

UCLA Expert: Gaurav Sant: Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering and Materials Science and Engineering, UCLA Samueli School of Engineering, Member, UCLA California NanoSystems Institute 

Synopsis: Is there a way to cleanse seawater of carbon dioxide and then return it to the ocean so it can suck more of the greenhouse gas out of the atmosphere to slow global warming? The technology, dubbed SeaChange, developed by UCLA’s engineering faculty, is meant to seize on the ocean’s natural abilities.

UCLA News:  Plans are now underway to scale up the idea with another demonstration site starting this month in Singapore. Data collected there and at the Port of Los Angeles will help in the design of larger test plants. Those facilities are expected to be running by 2025 and be able to remove thousands of tons of CO2 per year. If they are successful, the plan is to build commercial facilities to remove millions of tons of carbon annually, Sant said.

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