UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa., June 10 -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news release:
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. - The Penn State Bakery has long supported the University community through baked goods and desserts. Now, with a system developed by Matthew Hollingham, a third-year doctoral student in architectural engineering, the Bakery will also help pave the way for carbon capture and utilization.
Hollingham's system collects carbon dioxide (CO2) from flue gas - a byproduct of boilers that contains water vapor, CO2 and nitrogen - and converts it into materials that can be used to make concrete. The system is expected to start operating this fall at the Penn State Bakery, where the boilers used for cooking emit flue gas in accordanc...