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The article focuses on a study by Carlos A. Fernandez, researcher of the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory and others, that was published in the 2015 issue of the journal "Green Chemistry" regarding creation of hydraulic fluid which transforms hydrogel on interaction with carbon dioxide. It highlihgts the properties of solvents, surfactants and catalyst. It also informs about an editorial by the journal's editorial board chair Walter Leitner regarding his dilemma to publish the paper.

The article reports that the Department of Energy (DOE) will fund 21.6 million dollars for the initial planning of 12 demonstration projects that capture carbon dioxide and isolate it underground. It notes that the projects aim to capture carbon dioxide in the range of 1 million tons per year from large scale industrial sources. Moreover, the recipients of the recovery act funding from DOE include chemical plants, refineries, and paper mills.