System and method for heating and cooling an interior environment via pressure swing absorption

A method for regulating temperature of an interior environment comprises:

• mixing ambient air with a working fluid to generate a first mixture comprising a volume of air dispersed throughout the working fluid;
• conveying the first mixture through a compressor configured to pressurize the first mixture from a first pressure within a first pressure range at a compressor inlet to a second pressure within a second pressure range, greater than the first pressure range, at a compressor outlet to promote absorption of carbon dioxide present in the volume of air into the working fluid and heat the volume of the working fluid via compression of the volume of air;
• depositing the first mixture in a high-pressure vessel to generate an exhaust stream comprising air and a second mixture comprising carbon dioxide dissolved in the working fluid;
• releasing the exhaust stream from the high-pressure vessel via an exhaust outlet;
• conveying the second mixture from the high-pressure vessel through a turbine configured to extract energy from the second mixture and reduce the pressure of the second mixture, from the second pressure at an inlet of the turbine to the first pressure within the first pressure range at an outlet of the turbine, to promote desorption of carbon dioxide from the working fluid;
• transferring the second mixture from the turbine into a low-pressure vessel;
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• releasing carbon dioxide, desorbed from the working fluid, from the low-pressure vessel for collection.