Booth Id:
CHEM076
Category:
Chemistry
Year:
2022
Finalist Names:
Sushkin, Maya (School: South High Community School)
Abstract:
A mobile carbon capture device to extract CO2 from car exhaust was designed and built to fit in a normal passenger car, a Toyota Sports Utility Vehicle (SUV). The mobile device was constructed as a fine spray CO2 scrubber using Potassium Hydroxide (KOH) or Sodium Hydroxide (NaOH) solutions as the CO2 absorbents. Measurements were conducted using a commercial CO2 sensor and laptop computer to measure the CO2 content of the car exhaust inflow and outflow of the scrubber over a test period. Results were calculated and presented to determine the mobile scrubber efficiency and comparison of absorbents.
Awards Won:
American Chemical Society: Second Award of $3,000
Fourth Award of $500