Sep
24
Massive Gas Field Found
September 24, 2019 | Leave a Comment
But is it natural gas or carbon dioxide or perhaps helium or sulfur dioxide? Kyushu University researchers used an automated method to create a high-resolution map of the seismic velocity below the seafloor where they found a large-scale gas reservoir in an area where the Earth’s upper layers are being separated. This reservoir, the first […]
Sep
5
Progress With Artificial Catalysts For Fuels and Chemicals
September 5, 2019 | 1 Comment
Stanford researchers have made a significant advance in the development of artificial catalysts. The progress offers ways to make cleaner chemicals and fuels at an industrial scale. All living organisms depend on enzymes, molecules that speed up biochemical reactions that are essential for life and scientists have spent decades trying to create artificial enzymes capable […]
Jun
20
Catch Airborne CO2 – Make Hydrocarbon Fuel
June 20, 2019 | Leave a Comment
Researchers at Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology, Korea, (DGIST) are getting closer to developing a material that delivers a one-two punch of recycling atmospheric carbon dioxide for the production of cleaner hydrocarbon fuels. The DGIST team has reported copper and platinum nanoparticles added to the surface of a blue titania photocatalyst significantly improve […]
May
30
Convert Natural Gas to Liquid With Bacteria
May 30, 2019 | 1 Comment
Northwestern University researchers have found the enzyme responsible for the methane-methanol conversion in methanotrophic bacteria. The bacteria catalyzes the reaction at a site that contains just one copper ion. This finding could lead to newly designed, human-made catalysts that can convert natural gas to readily usable methanol with the same effortless mechanism. Known for their […]
Nov
1
A Fuel Cell That Runs Cool and Uses Methane
November 1, 2018 | Leave a Comment
There’s a new cell that runs on cheap methane fuel at temperatures comparable to automobile engines. The low operating temperature slashes materials costs. The new fuel cell may change a perception they are not particularly known for their practicality and affordability. Though the cell is in the lab, it has high potential to someday electrically […]
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