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Turning Sargassum waste into a high-performance material for carbon capture | EurekAlert!
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Fusion42 · 14 August 2026 · Fusion42 review
Researchers have developed a high-performance biochar from Sargassum seaweed waste that significantly enhances CO2 capture through engineered porosity and surface chemistry, demonstrating rapid adsorption and strong regeneration stability.
This Wire brief sits within Fusion42's coverage of Advanced Materials, Carbon Tech and Climate Tech.
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You can tap into coastal waste streams to create premium carbon capture materials right now, turning a nuisance bloom into a product with proven rapid and stable CO2 adsorption. This opens new routes to scale in carbon tech using abundant marine biomass previously seen only as disposal cost.
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