2026-09-18T22:35:40Zhttps://dspace.mit.edu/server/oai/requestoai:dspace.mit.edu:1721.1/1308392021-07-05T14:03:20Zcom_1721.1_7582com_1721.1_7581col_1721.1_131023
Edward S. Boyden.
Sclarsic, Sarah Mary Haiken.
Program in Media Arts and Sciences (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
Program in Media Arts and Sciences (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
2021-05-25T18:22:31Z
2021-05-25T18:22:31Z
2021
2021
https://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/130839
1252628556
Thesis: S.M., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, School of Architecture and Planning, Program in Media Arts and Sciences, February, 2021
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 49-59).
Negative emissions technologies that can remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere are a critical tool to limit global temperature rise and ocean acidification. Bioengineering capabilities have not been sufficiently assessed or utilized for the development of negative emissions technologies. Bioengineering holds the potential to improve the efficiency of some existing technologies and to create new methods of carbon removal. I review existing technologies to assess how bioengineering could improve them, focusing on technologies that could achieve at least 1 Gt of CO₂ removal per year. I also investigate and describe potential new methods of carbon removal that leverage bioengineering. Key questions for additional research are identified, as are key engineering targets for the development of improved negative emissions technologies. This evaluation of potential high-impact R&D work is intended to provide an initial roadmap for the development of bioengineered negative emissions technologies that are scalable, sustainable, and can remove gigatons of CO₂ from the atmosphere.
by Sarah Mary Haiken Sclarsic.
S.M.
S.M. Massachusetts Institute of Technology, School of Architecture and Planning, Program in Media Arts and Sciences
59 pages
eng
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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