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New LLNL technique for CO2 capture also produces green hydrogen and alkalinity to offset ocean acidification

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Researchers at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) have discovered and demonstrated a new technique to remove and store atmospheric carbon dioxide while generating carbon-negative hydrogen and producing alkalinity, which can be used to offset ocean acidification.

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Ford Europe leading project investigating DME and OME1 as low carbon, near zero particulate fuels; power-to-liquids pathways using CO2

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In a 2011 study, a team from MAN Truck & Bus noted that: CO 2 can be recycled into methanol by reaction with electrolysis hydrogen. Both DME and OME1 produce almost no particulates, and also share characteristics with diesel fuel that are expected to make conversion of diesel engines possible with comparable performance.

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CO2-neutral hydrogen storage with a bicarbonate/formate system

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Metal hydride tanks store hydrogen in a relatively manageable volume but are very heavy and expensive, as well as operating only at high temperatures or far too slowly. The nontoxic aqueous solution of formate is easily stored and transported. In addition, the harmless solid could easily be stored and transported. 201101995.

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Stanford team proposes method for electricity production from oil shale with in situ carbon capture to provide transportation energy with reduced CO2 emissions

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In a paper published in the ACS journal Energy & Fuels , Hiren Mulchandani and Adam Brandt note that oil shale contains large amounts of stored chemical energy—more than 1 trillion barrels of oil equivalent is present in the Green River formation of the United States alone. Conversion to work via. Scale of conversion to work.

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Researchers use ionic liquid electrolyte for a more efficient electroreduction of CO2 to CO; potential for synthetic fuel pathways

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high overpotentials are needed to convert CO 2 because the first step in CO 2 conversion is the formation of a. “CO It requires so much electricity to drive this first reaction that more energy is used to produce the fuel than can be stored in the fuel. Twenty years ago, Bockris and co-workers proposed that. intermediate. Thorson, W.

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Joule Biotechnologies Introduces Its Technology for Producing Renewable Transportation Fuels

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a bioengineering startup, unveiled its Helioculture technology—a system that leverages highly engineered photosynthetic organisms to catalyze the conversion of sunlight and CO 2 to usable transportation fuels and chemicals. Joule has also demonstrated proof of concept for producing hydrocarbon fuel and expects process demonstration by 2011.

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EPFL scientists devise simple system for reversible conversion of H2 into formic acid

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EPFL scientists have devised a solution for the reversible conversion of hydrogen gas into formic acid (a liquid) for easier storage and transport. The first reaction transforms hydrogen into formic acid, a liquid that is easy to store and less flammable than gasoline, while the second reaction does the reverse and restores the hydrogen.