Civil Engineering and Architecture Vol. 6(3), pp. 155 - 163
DOI: 10.13189/cea.2018.060305
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Building-integrated Carbon Capture: Development of an Appropriate and Applicable Building-integrated System for Carbon Capture and Shade

Harvey Bryan , Fahad Ben Salamah ^*
Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts, Arizona State University, United States

ABSTRACT

Building-integrated carbon capturing (BICC) represents a new approach to existing carbon capture technology called Moisture Swing Air Capture Technology, by attempting to integrate this carbon-capturing technology onto building facades. This approach treats building facades as giant artificial leaves that absorb carbon dioxide from the air and convert it into useful carbon-based materials without negatively impacting the environment. In this paper, we will explore how this technology can be modified to be installed on a building's façade in the form of fabric shading devices that absorb carbon dioxide. A cleaning chamber moves along tracks (similar to a window-cleaning system) to moisten the fabric shades and dissolve the bicarbonate on the fibers. This process results in a carbonate and CO₂ liquid can be compressed and stored for use in a variety of industrial applications. We will use performance data from several non-building devices that have been previously developed and tested to generate the magnitude of the CO₂ that can be captured with this type of technology.

KEYWORDS
Building, Integration, CO₂, Carbon, Capture

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(a). IEEE Format:
[1] Harvey Bryan , Fahad Ben Salamah , "Building-integrated Carbon Capture: Development of an Appropriate and Applicable Building-integrated System for Carbon Capture and Shade," Civil Engineering and Architecture, Vol. 6, No. 3, pp. 155 - 163, 2018. DOI: 10.13189/cea.2018.060305.

(b). APA Format:
Harvey Bryan , Fahad Ben Salamah (2018). Building-integrated Carbon Capture: Development of an Appropriate and Applicable Building-integrated System for Carbon Capture and Shade. Civil Engineering and Architecture, 6(3), 155 - 163. DOI: 10.13189/cea.2018.060305.