{"id":5766,"date":"2026-06-01T19:30:08","date_gmt":"2026-06-01T19:30:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/green-nau\/?page_id=5766"},"modified":"2026-06-01T19:30:08","modified_gmt":"2026-06-01T19:30:08","slug":"carbon-capture-3-d-model-research","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/green-nau\/carbon-capture-3-d-model-research\/","title":{"rendered":"Carbon Capture 3-D Model Research"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"eplus-bg-color-row bg-color-extra-light-gray\"><div class=\"eplus-bg-color-row-content\">\n<h2>Carbon Capture 3-D Model Research<\/h2>\n<div class='shortcode-column-container'><!-- shortcode-column -->\n<div class=\"shortcode-column shortcode-column--count-2\">\n    \n<h4><span data-sheets-root=\"1\">Project Summary: <\/span><\/h4>\n<p>Led by mechanical engineering student Justin Patterson, this project is designing and building an innovative direct air capture device to help Northern Arizona University reach its 2030 carbon neutrality goals. By utilizing a vacuum moisture swing process, the student-led research team is actively separating CO2 from ambient air at a fraction of the energy cost of traditional systems. The team is leveraging a specialized ceramic 3D printer to manufacture and physically test complex, energy-efficient structured sorbent beds made from inexpensive powders. Through meticulous CAD modeling, fluid dynamics simulations, and lab-scale testing, this ongoing research project is optimizing sorbent shapes for maximum carbon absorption with minimal obstruction. By advancing highly efficient point-source carbon capture technology, this initiative is paving the way for scalable, cost-effective emissions reductions across the Flagstaff campus and beyond.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<!-- shortcode-column -->\n<div class=\"shortcode-column shortcode-column--count-2\">\n    \n<h5>Project Lead:<\/h5>\n<p>Justin Patterson<\/p>\n<h5>Project Advisor:<\/h5>\n<p>Jennifer Wade<\/p>\n<h5>Date:<\/h5>\n<p>2025-11-05<\/p>\n<h5>Funding Amount:<\/h5>\n<p>$2,049.65<\/p>\n<h5>Department:<\/h5>\n<p>Mechanical Engineering (capstone)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/136\/2026\/06\/VMSexperimental3dprintergreenfund-1.pdf\">Supporting Documents<\/a><\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":3002,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"ring_central_script_selection":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-5766","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/green-nau\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5766","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/green-nau\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/green-nau\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/green-nau\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3002"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/green-nau\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5766"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/green-nau\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5766\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5768,"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/green-nau\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5766\/revisions\/5768"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/green-nau\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5766"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}