The carbon dioxide scrubber not only advances the life support ... The chemical lithium hydroxide (LiOH) is used to bind CO2. Breathable air is circulated through the absorbers LiOH to reduce ...

A group of scientists are devising a 'CO2 scrubber’ which they claim will capture one tonne of CO2 from the air every day, about the same per passenger as a flight from London to New York ...

Carbon dioxide scrubbers have been around since the 1800s, when commercial divers used them to extend their oxygen supply underwater. The technology got another boost when humans launched ...