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Illustration depicting the pyrolysis process and the absorbed amounts of carbon dioxide at different temperatures. Photo: Rice University

Bucky balls help preserve the environment

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Bucky balls. Illustration: shutterstock

Bucky balls for the benefit of the environment

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Molecules of carbon-60, also known as Becky balls, have been combined with amines to obtain a compound that absorbs carbon dioxide, which is a greenhouse gas, in an amount equal to a fifth of its weight. The material has the potential to be used as an environmentally friendly solution for carbon capture from emissions originating from natural gas wells and industrial plant chimneys. [Courtesy of Barron Research Group]

Bucky balls for trapping greenhouse gases

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Bucky balls. Image: NASA/JPL

NASA's Spitzer telescope has detected Buckyballs in space

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