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Abstract

Provided is a washing machine including: a storage chamber configured to store carbon dioxide in a gaseous state; an additive container configured to store an additive; a mixing chamber configured to mix the carbon dioxide in the gaseous state supplied from the storage chamber with the additive supplied from the additive container and pressurize the carbon dioxide and the additive, which are mixed with each other, to generate a mixed solution in a liquid state; a washing chamber configured to wash laundry using the mixed solution supplied from the mixing chamber; and a distillation chamber configured to accommodate the mixed solution discharged from the washing chamber and vaporize the carbon dioxide from the mixed solution therein, wherein the additive lowers a vapor pressure of the mixed solution to maintain the mixed solution in a liquid state at pressures of 10 bar or less.

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