The first pore fluid in the world

Fluid holes are invented by researchers in Northern Ireland that can be used to capture carbon dioxide from industries, greatly reducing pollution.

Successful fabrication of porous materials, used to collect CO2

According to UPI, the team at Queen's University, Belfast, Northern Ireland, created porous liquid with many holes inside . In the past, materials scientists only released hard materials with holes. However, porous liquids are not of natural origin.

Illustration of the structure of newly discovered porous liquid.(Photo: Queen's University, Belfast).

To create new materials, researchers assembled many molecules together to create a liquid that could not completely fill free space. The liquid molecule binds together in a way that stores the holes. These holes allow the liquid to absorb and dissolve gas more efficiently.

One of the most important applications of pore fluid is to serve the process of collecting carbon dioxide from other power plants and exhaust gas industries.

"We need to research for a few more years, but if it is possible to apply this liquid fluid, this will be a premise for new chemical processing processes, " said Stuart James, professor at the School of Chemical Technology and Chemistry at Queen's University, and the lead author of the study, shared in Nature.

"At the very least, we have demonstrated a new structural rule. That is by creating holes in liquids, we can significantly increase the amount of gas in which the liquid is dissolved. This property will bring about effects. Interesting use in the long term " , James shared.