Nanotech process a breath of fresh air for submarines

Sailors aboard the Navy’s submarines could soon breathe a little easier—and smell a little better—thanks to a nanotechnology system developed at the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory.

The technology, called SAMMS, for Self Assembled Monolayers on Mesoporous Supports, is a dry system using hybrid nanoporous materials that can capture carbon dioxide from the air during shipboard purification.

And it can replace the current liquid process that is corrosive, creates hazardous waste and smells bad.

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