Thread: How to separate CO2 into C and O2
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Jun14-10, 01:41 PM   #20

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Quote by PaulS1950 View Post
Don't the CO2 scrubbers in re-breathers and in spacecraft use activated charcoal to capture the carbon and release the oxygen?
They use a strong base like lithium hydroxide. It absorbs the CO2 converting it to Li2CO3.