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Three-part catalyst study advances conversion of CO2 to ethanol

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SEPTEMBER 11, 2021

An international collaboration of scientists has taken a significant step toward the realization of a nearly “green” zero-net-carbon technology that can efficiently convert CO 2 and hydrogen into ethanol. The study will drive further research into how to develop a practical industrial catalyst for selectively converting CO 2 into ethanol.

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Molten carbonate electrolysis can produce a range of carbon nanomaterials, including graphene, from CO2 at high yield

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NOVEMBER 27, 2019

Researchers from Huazhong University of Science and Technology in China and George Washington University in the US report in a new paper in the ACS journal Accounts of Chemical Research that a range of important carbon nanomaterials can be produced at high yield by molten carbonate electrolysis.

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Study: 2/3 of aviation climate impact due to emissions other than CO2

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SEPTEMBER 6, 2020

of the human-made climate impact; two-thirds of this impact are caused by emissions other than CO 2 , according to a new study by researchers in Europe and the US. The study was published in the journal Atmospheric Environment. This new study is based on a thorough review of a decade of research on aviation emissions.

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Study finds limiting warming to 2 °C would require at least a $200/t carbon tax globally

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MAY 6, 2022

A study by University of Chicago economist Esteban Rossi-Hansberg, the Glen A. Lloyd Distinguished Service Professor in Economics, and José-Luis Cruz of Princeton University assesses the local social cost of carbon (LSCC) and how that cost aligns with the carbon reduction pledges countries made under the Paris Agreement.

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Researchers produce green syngas using CO2, water and sunlight

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JULY 7, 2022

If we can generate syngas from carbon dioxide utilizing only solar energy, we can use this as a precursor for methanol and other chemicals and fuels. —Zetian Mi, professor of electrical and computer engineering at the University of Michigan, who led the study. This will significantly reduce overall CO 2 emissions.

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Researchers create salts for cheap and efficient CO2 capture; mimicking methane hydrate

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MAY 8, 2023

Qiang Xu of Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech) have developed a promising method for carbon capture and storage using a single-crystalline guanidinium sulfate-based clathrate salt. Methane hydrate is studied for its ability to capture and trap gas molecules such as carbon dioxide under high pressure.

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Researchers develop wave-energy-driven CO2 reduction system for production of carbon-based liquid fuels

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DECEMBER 11, 2019

Despite extensive research on improving the charging efficiency of the capacitor by the TENGs, further studies are still needed since the load capacitance of the capacitor and inherent capacitance of the TENG will depend on the targeted energy production and TENG design. In addition, Zi et al. Siu-Fung Leung, Hui-Chun Fu, Maolin Zhang, Ali H.

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New process uses localized surface plasmons for room-temperature conversion of CO2 to CO

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NOVEMBER 3, 2020

Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and their colleagues have demonstrated a room-temperature method that could significantly reduce carbon dioxide levels in fossil-fuel power plant exhaust, one of the main sources of carbon emissions in the atmosphere.

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Study: Fossil fuel CO2 emissions reached max daily decline of 17% in April

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MAY 20, 2020

A preliminary analysis of global data has found that carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuel sources reached a maximum daily decline of 17% in April as a result of drastic decline in energy demand that have occurred during the COVID-19 pandemic. —CSIRO researcher and Global Carbon Project Director Dr Pep Canadell.

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New photocatalytic system converts carbon dioxide to valuable fuel more efficiently than natural photosynthesis

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AUGUST 13, 2023

The new system mimics a natural chloroplast to convert carbon dioxide in water into methane, very efficiently using light. Photosynthesis is the process by which chloroplasts in plants and some organisms use sunlight, water and carbon dioxide to create food or energy.

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Brown team develops new catalyst for highly efficient conversion of CO2 into C2+ products

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AUGUST 15, 2020

By converting CO 2 into products of higher value, a closed-loop carbon economy begins to emerge. Among the metals studied, copper is the only metal known for its intrinsic ability to convert CO 2 into hydrocarbons and alcohols via electrochemical CO 2 RR. —Professor Tayhas Palmore, who co-authored the paper with Ph.D.

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PNNL team develops new low-cost method to convert captured CO2 to methane

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SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

Methane derived from CO 2 and renewable H 2 sources is an attractive fuel, and it has great potential as a renewable hydrogen carrier as an environmentally responsible carbon capture and utilization approach. 2021), “Integrated Capture and Conversion of CO2 to Methane using a Water-lean, Post-Combustion CO2 Capture Solvent.”

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EIA: California drought will decrease hydropower, increase natural gas use and CO2 emissions

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MAY 27, 2022

EIA expects that level of decrease in hydropower generation would lead to an 8% increase in California’s electricity generation from natural gas, a 6% increase in energy-related carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) emissions in the state, and an average 5% increase in wholesale electricity prices throughout the West given the current system configuration.

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Cummins and Tula study of Diesel Dynamic Skip Fire (dDSF) shows 74% reduction in NOx, 5% in CO2 on low load cycle

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APRIL 14, 2021

a leader in propulsion efficiency, announced at SAE International’s WCX the results of their collaborative study on the effectiveness of Tula’s diesel Dynamic Skip Fire (dDSF) in reducing nitrogen oxides (NO x ) and carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) emissions on a Cummins X15 HD Efficiency Series diesel engine. Cummins Inc. Earlier post.).

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Diesel CO2 Emissions Engine

Licht Group reports high-yield, low-energy synthesis of carbon nano-onions from CO2

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JULY 12, 2019

Stuart Licht ( earlier post ) report a process for the high-yield, low-energy synthesis of carbon nano-onions (CNOs) by electrolysis of CO 2 in molten carbonate. High yield electrolytic synthesis of carbon nano-onions from CO 2 , either directly from the air or from smoke stack CO 2 , in molten carbonate.

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SOLETAIR project produces first 200 liters of synthetic fuel from solar power and atmospheric CO2

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AUGUST 8, 2017

The SOLETAIR project ( earlier post ) has produced its first 200 liters of synthetic fuel from solar energy and the air’s carbon dioxide via Fischer-Tropsch synthesis. The mobile chemical pilot plant produces gasoline, diesel, and kerosene from regenerative hydrogen and carbon dioxide.

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Cambridge researchers develop standalone device that makes formic acid from sunlight, CO2 and water

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AUGUST 24, 2020

Researchers at the University of Cambridge, with colleagues at the University of Tokyo, have developed a standalone device that converts sunlight, carbon dioxide and water into formic acid, a carbon-neutral fuel, without requiring any additional components or electricity. —senior author Professor Erwin Reisner. —Dr Wang.

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Black carbon is a much larger cause of climate change than previously assessed; about twice previous estimates, and 2/3 the effect of CO2

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JANUARY 16, 2013

Schematic overview of the primary black-carbon emission sources and the processes that control. the distribution of black carbon in the atmosphere and determine its role in the climate system. Accounting for all of the ways black carbon can affect climate, it is believed to have a warming effect of about 1.1 Source: Bond et al.

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ORNL study finds aluminum-intensive vehicles can deliver up to 29% reduction in CO2 emissions compared to typical steel-bodied vehicle

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2013

Although a lightweight steel vehicle has a lower production phase environmental impact, those initial gains are erased by higher energy use and carbon emissions during the steel vehicle’s use phase, the study found. The modeling for this study conforms to internationally recognized standard practices (ISO 14040 and 14044).

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T&E: Rising use of private jets sends CO2 emissions soaring

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MAY 28, 2021

finds that private jets are 10 times more carbon-intensive than airliners on average, and 50 times more polluting than trains in terms of CO 2 emitted per passenger-km. The study highlights the continued use of private jets last year despite the pandemic. The report, Private jets: can the super-rich supercharge zero emission aviation?

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Carbon Sciences to produce first samples of diesel fuel from methane and CO2 using catalytic dry reforming process

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JUNE 6, 2011

Overview of Carbon Sciences’ process. Carbon Sciences, Inc., a technology developer focusing on the conversion of carbon dioxide and methane to fuels, plans to produce samples of diesel fuel in an end-to-end process demonstration. Carbon Sciences says it has solved this problem. Click to enlarge. Earlier post.)

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Study: Synthetic fuels cost more money and cause more CO2 emissions vs. batteries

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MAY 4, 2021

As buzz around synthetic fuels builds, the Europe-focused environmental group Transport & Environment (T&E) cautions that vehicles burning these supposedly greener fuels may cause more carbon-dioxide (CO2) emissions than battery-powered vehicles, and cost more as well.

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CO2 Emissions Fuel Batteries

Researchers use efficient microbial electrosynthesis cells to convert CO2 to butyric acid; upgrade to butanol

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AUGUST 21, 2023

Chain elongation resulted in the selective (78% on a carbon basis) production of butyric acid, a valuable chemical used in pharmaceuticals, farming, perfumes, and the chemical industry. mA cm −2 , the study achieved an average production rate of 14.5 At an applied current of 1.0 g m −2 d −1 of butyric acid.

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Study finds removing corn residue for biofuel production can decrease soil organic carbon and increase CO2 emissions; may miss mandated 60% GHG reduction

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APRIL 21, 2014

Using corn crop residue to make ethanol and other biofuels reduces soil carbon and under some conditions can generate more greenhouse gases than gasoline, according to a major, multi-year study by a University of Nebraska-Lincoln team of researchers published in the journal Nature Climate Change. Liska et al. Click to enlarge.

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Study finds that steel slag heaps could absorb significant amounts of CO2

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AUGUST 25, 2019

Slag is rich in calcium silicates that dissolve in water; when atmospheric CO 2 dissolves in water to form carbonic acid, it reacts with the dissolved silicates to form stable carbonate minerals such as calcite, which nearly permanently sequesters the carbon. are reported. while average calcium (Ca) levels exceeded 30%.

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CO2 Carbon Waste Water

GTI quantifies opportunity to produce low-carbon renewable natural gas (RNG) from wood wastes

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FEBRUARY 15, 2019

GTI has released a site-specific engineering design titled “ Low-Carbon Renewable Natural Gas (RNG) from Wood Wastes ”. The RNG product with very low carbon intensity could be used for carbon emission reductions in the transportation, industrial, commercial, and residential energy sectors. The Gasification-powered RNG Process.

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Waste Carbon Gas Renewable

Maersk sets net zero CO2 emission target by 2050

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DECEMBER 6, 2018

Maersk, the world’s largest container shipping company, has set a goal to reach carbon neutrality by 2050. To achieve this goal, carbon neutral vessels must be commercially viable by 2030, and an acceleration in new innovations and adaption of new technology is required. of global CO2 emissions. Moller - Maersk.

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CO2 Emissions Panama Climate Change

GWU team uses one-pot process to co-generate H2 and solid carbon from water and CO2; solar fuels

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DECEMBER 30, 2014

One-pot electrolytic process produces H 2 and solid carbon from water and CO 2. In this study, they focused on the electrolysis component for STEP fuel, producing hydrogen and graphitic carbon from water and carbon dioxide. In this study, we focus on the electrolysis component for STEP fuel. Click to enlarge.

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Water Carbon Solar Fuel

Study finds carbon capture & storage could be financial opportunity for conventional ethanol plants

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APRIL 24, 2018

The analysis combines process engineering, spatial optimization, and lifecycle assessment to consider the technical, economic, and institutional feasibility of near-term carbon capture and sequestration (CCS). Mach (2018) “Near-term deployment of carbon capture and sequestration from biorefineries in the United States” PNAS doi: 10.1073/pnas.1719695115.

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Engineered E. coli could make carbohydrates, renewable fuel, from CO2

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SEPTEMBER 12, 2021

Researchers from Newcastle University in the UK have engineered Escherichia coli bacteria to capture carbon dioxide using hydrogen gas to convert it into formic acid. In this study, an E. coli, hydrogenating carbon dioxide into an organic acid,” said Dr. Sargent. “We —Roger et al. Normally, an enzyme in E.

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Renewable Engine CO2 Fuel

WUSTL researchers demonstrate solar-panel-powered microbial electrosynthesis to produce n-butanol from light, CO2 and power

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NOVEMBER 8, 2021

A team of biologists and engineers modified Rhodopseudomonas palustris TIE-1 (TIE-1) so that it can produce a biofuel using only three renewable and naturally abundant source ingredients: carbon dioxide, solar panel-generated electricity and light. —Arpita Bose, associate professor of biology in Arts & Sciences, and leader of the study.

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Researchers find product-specific active sites on copper catalysts for CO2 reduction

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DECEMBER 18, 2018

Researchers at the US Department of Energy’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) and Joint Center for Artificial Photosynthesis (JCAP) have shown that recycling carbon dioxide into valuable chemicals and fuels can be economical and efficient using a single copper catalyst. The work appears in the journal Nature Catalysis. …

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U of I study: synthetic fuels via CO2 conversion and FT not currently economically & environmentally competitive

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JULY 3, 2016

A study by a team at University of Illinois at Urbana−Champaign has found that, with currently achievable performance levels, synthetic fuels produced via the electrochemical reduction of CO 2 and the Fischer-Tropsch (FT) process system are not economically and environmentally competitive with using petroleum-based fuel.

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GWU team develops cost-effective solar process to produce lime for cement without CO2 emission

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APRIL 11, 2012

Conventional thermal decomposition production of lime (left) versus STEP direct solar conversion of calcium carbonate to calcium oxide (right). Surprisingly, this situation is reversed at high temperatures in molten carbonates, which allows the endothermic, electrolytic one pot synthesis, and precipitation of CaO. Click to enlarge.

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Solar Emissions CO2 Carbon

Researchers show mixotrophic fermentation process improves carbon conversion, boosting yields and reducing CO2

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OCTOBER 3, 2016

Alternatively, syngas can be added to sugar fermentation to provide the necessary reducing power and carbon. … They can take carbon dioxide and hydrogen gas and turn them into chemicals such as acetone, butanol or ethanol. In this study, researchers tested how C. Jones et al. Click to enlarge. Carlson, Carrissa A.

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U-Mich researcher’s first-principles analysis challenges conventional carbon accounting for biofuels; implications for climate policy

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SEPTEMBER 24, 2013

System boundaries (red line) schematic for liquid fuel carbon balance. For biofuels, because biogenic carbon is automatically credited within a product lifecycle, the boundary effectively excludes vehicle end-use CO 2 emissions. DeCicco 2013. Click to enlarge. —DeCicco 2013. A hierarchy for reducing CO 2 from transportation.

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New LowCVP report highlights need to go “beyond the tailpipe” for CO2 metrics for vehicles

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JULY 11, 2013

The new study projects the increasing dominance of the production phase in terms of lifecycle CO 2 impacts. The report builds on an earlier study, “Preparing for a Life Cycle CO 2 Measure” written for the LowCVP by Ricardo. Proportion of lifecycle CO 2 e emissions for future cars 2020-2030. Click to enlarge.

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CO2 Vehicles Gasoline-Electric 2020

Study for European Parliament assesses options for turning CO2 into methanol for use in transport

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MAY 25, 2014

Carbon dioxide recycling in the methanol economy Source: Olah et al. The study evaluated costs and benefits from a life cycle perspective in order to compare various raw materials for producing methanol and in order to reflect the potential benefits of methanol obtained from CO 2. 2009, earlier post. Click to enlarge.

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Study finds technology cost of achieving European 2020 LDV CO2 targets more than offset by resultant fuel savings

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MARCH 19, 2013

The technical and macro-economic study, commissioned by the European Climate Foundation, focuses on light-duty vehicles. The Phase I study assesses two scenarios against a reference case in which vehicle efficiency is frozen at the current level. —“An Economic Assessment of Low Carbon Vehicles”.

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2020 Cost Of Fuel CO2

Univ. of Surrey researchers to develop Li-CO2 battery technology

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AUGUST 7, 2020

This project aims to make advancements in Li-CO 2 batteries with a focus on screening efficient cathode electrocatalysts and studying reaction mechanisms. This project proposes a versatile screening and in situ characterization platform for rapid screening of highly efficient electrocatalysts and in-depth studying of reaction mechanisms.

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Li-ion CO2 Batteries Battery

ReactWell licenses ORNL catalyst for direct conversion of CO2 to ethanol

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MARCH 8, 2019

ReactWell will bring ORNL’s electrochemical process, which converts carbon dioxide directly into ethanol ( earlier post ), into the company’s existing conversion solution known as the ReactWell process. —ORNL’s Adam Rondinone, co-inventor of the carbon dioxide-to-ethanol catalyst. —Brandon Iglesias.

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T&E study finds plug-in hybrids show higher CO2 emissions than claimed

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NOVEMBER 24, 2020

Unless you drive them softly, carbon emissions can go off the charts. Selling plug-in hybrids makes it easier for carmakers to meet their EU car CO2 standards as PHEVs are currently given additional credits. Plug-in hybrids are fake electric cars, built for lab tests and tax breaks, not real driving.

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NRL researchers optimizing two-step process for synthesis of jet-fuel-range hydrocarbons from CO2

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SEPTEMBER 9, 2013

Carbon dioxide is also hydrogenated directly to methane, in a widely cited thermodynamically favorable and highly competitive side reaction. Williams (2013) Hydrocarbon Synthesis from Carbon Dioxide and Hydrogen: A Two-Step Process. Aviation Carbon Capture and Conversion (CCC) Catalysts Fuels' Olsen, Ramagopal Ananth, George W.

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CO2 Fuel Range Conversion

First snapshots of CO2 molecules trapped in MOFs shed new light on carbon capture

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JUNE 26, 2019

Scientists from the Department of Energy’s SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory and Stanford University have taken the first images of carbon dioxide molecules within a molecular cage—part of a metal-organic framework (MOF), with great potential for separating and storing gases and liquids. The MOF they studied is called ZIF-8.

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Carbon Light CO2 Climate Change

Three-part catalyst study advances conversion of CO2 to ethanol

Molten carbonate electrolysis can produce a range of carbon nanomaterials, including graphene, from CO2 at high yield

Study: 2/3 of aviation climate impact due to emissions other than CO2

Study finds limiting warming to 2 °C would require at least a $200/t carbon tax globally

Researchers produce green syngas using CO2, water and sunlight

Researchers create salts for cheap and efficient CO2 capture; mimicking methane hydrate

Researchers develop wave-energy-driven CO2 reduction system for production of carbon-based liquid fuels

New process uses localized surface plasmons for room-temperature conversion of CO2 to CO

Study: Fossil fuel CO2 emissions reached max daily decline of 17% in April

New photocatalytic system converts carbon dioxide to valuable fuel more efficiently than natural photosynthesis

Brown team develops new catalyst for highly efficient conversion of CO2 into C2+ products

PNNL team develops new low-cost method to convert captured CO2 to methane

EIA: California drought will decrease hydropower, increase natural gas use and CO2 emissions

Cummins and Tula study of Diesel Dynamic Skip Fire (dDSF) shows 74% reduction in NOx, 5% in CO2 on low load cycle

Licht Group reports high-yield, low-energy synthesis of carbon nano-onions from CO2

SOLETAIR project produces first 200 liters of synthetic fuel from solar power and atmospheric CO2

Cambridge researchers develop standalone device that makes formic acid from sunlight, CO2 and water

Black carbon is a much larger cause of climate change than previously assessed; about twice previous estimates, and 2/3 the effect of CO2

ORNL study finds aluminum-intensive vehicles can deliver up to 29% reduction in CO2 emissions compared to typical steel-bodied vehicle

T&E: Rising use of private jets sends CO2 emissions soaring

Carbon Sciences to produce first samples of diesel fuel from methane and CO2 using catalytic dry reforming process

Study: Synthetic fuels cost more money and cause more CO2 emissions vs. batteries

Researchers use efficient microbial electrosynthesis cells to convert CO2 to butyric acid; upgrade to butanol

Study finds removing corn residue for biofuel production can decrease soil organic carbon and increase CO2 emissions; may miss mandated 60% GHG reduction

Study finds that steel slag heaps could absorb significant amounts of CO2

GTI quantifies opportunity to produce low-carbon renewable natural gas (RNG) from wood wastes

Maersk sets net zero CO2 emission target by 2050

GWU team uses one-pot process to co-generate H2 and solid carbon from water and CO2; solar fuels

Study finds carbon capture & storage could be financial opportunity for conventional ethanol plants

Engineered E. coli could make carbohydrates, renewable fuel, from CO2

WUSTL researchers demonstrate solar-panel-powered microbial electrosynthesis to produce n-butanol from light, CO2 and power

Researchers find product-specific active sites on copper catalysts for CO2 reduction

U of I study: synthetic fuels via CO2 conversion and FT not currently economically & environmentally competitive

GWU team develops cost-effective solar process to produce lime for cement without CO2 emission

Researchers show mixotrophic fermentation process improves carbon conversion, boosting yields and reducing CO2

U-Mich researcher’s first-principles analysis challenges conventional carbon accounting for biofuels; implications for climate policy

New LowCVP report highlights need to go “beyond the tailpipe” for CO2 metrics for vehicles

Study for European Parliament assesses options for turning CO2 into methanol for use in transport

Study finds technology cost of achieving European 2020 LDV CO2 targets more than offset by resultant fuel savings

Univ. of Surrey researchers to develop Li-CO2 battery technology

ReactWell licenses ORNL catalyst for direct conversion of CO2 to ethanol

T&E study finds plug-in hybrids show higher CO2 emissions than claimed

NRL researchers optimizing two-step process for synthesis of jet-fuel-range hydrocarbons from CO2

First snapshots of CO2 molecules trapped in MOFs shed new light on carbon capture

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