Publications by authors named "T Alan Hatton"

In recent years, marine carbon removal technologies have gained attention as a means of reducing greenhouse gas concentrations. One family of these technologies is electrochemical systems, which employ Faradaic reactions to drive alkalinity-swings and enable dissolved inorganic carbon (DIC) removal as gaseous CO or as solid minerals. In this work, we develop a thermodynamic framework to estimate upper bounds on performance for Faradaic DIC removal systems.

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Immunisation is a high priority for improving health outcomes. Yet, in many low-income and middle-income countries, achieving coverage targets independently is hindered by lack of domestic resources and reliance on partners' support. Both the 2001 Abuja Declaration and 2016 Addis Declaration were key political commitments to improving immunisation coverage; however, many signatories have yet to meet international targets.

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Electrochemical carbon capture offers a promising alternative to thermal amine technology, which serves as the traditional benchmark method for CO capture. Despite its technological maturity, the widespread deployment of thermal amine technologies is hindered by high energy consumption and sorbent degradation. In contrast, electrochemical methods, with their inherently isothermal operation, address these challenges, offering enhanced energy efficiency and robustness.

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Carbon capture is a promising technology to mitigate greenhouse gas emissions to achieve net carbon neutrality. Electro-swing reactive adsorption has emerged as an attractive approach for sustainable decarbonization. However, current electrodes with limited gas transport present a major barrier that hinders their practical implementation.

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The urgent need to address climate change and its environmental consequences demands innovative carbon capture technologies, given the relationship between rising global temperatures and increased atmospheric CO levels. Here, we present a reversible photochemical carbon capture and release strategy and system utilizing photoactive pyranine in an aqueous bicarbonate buffer system. Control experiments suggested that the photoacid effect occurs at the surface which contributes to CO release, complemented by the photothermal effect at the surface and in the bulk.

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