Jan
2
Catalyst Using Light Makes Fuel From Carbon Dioxide
January 2, 2020 | 2 Comments
Open Image…Save ImageOpen Image (using #TmpD/ia)… DOE/Argonne National Laboratory scientists have used sunlight and a catalyst largely made of copper to transform carbon dioxide into methanol. A liquid fuel, methanol offers the potential for industry to find an additional source to meet America’s energy needs. The study has been published in the journal Nature Energy. The concentration of carbon dioxide […]
Nov
6
New Artificial Leaf Makes Methanol and Oxygen From CO2
November 6, 2019 | 1 Comment
University of Waterloo scientists have created an ‘artificial leaf’ by inexpensively recycling and converting harmful carbon dioxide (CO2) into a useful alternative fuel. The new technology, outlined in a paper published in the journal Nature Energy, was inspired by the way plants use energy from sunlight to turn carbon dioxide into food. Yimin Wu, an […]
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 […]
Aug
13
New Catalyst Makes Methanol From CO2 and Hydrogen
August 13, 2019 | Leave a Comment
ETH Zurich scientists have developed a new catalyst that converts CO2 and hydrogen into methanol. The new catalyst offers realistic market potential that make for the sustainable production of fuels and chemicals from recycled CO2 The global economy still relies on the fossil carbon sources of petroleum, natural gas and coal, not just to produce […]
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 […]
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