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Researchers produce green syngas using CO2, water and sunlight

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Researchers from the University of Michigan and McGill University in Canada report photochemical syngas synthesis using a core/shell Au@Cr 2 O 3 dual cocatalyst in coordination with multistacked InGaN/GaN nanowires (NWs) with the sole inputs of CO 2 , water, and solar light. This will significantly reduce overall CO 2 emissions.

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

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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. Nature Energy doi: 10.1038/s41560-020-0678-6. Qian Wang et al.

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Audi in new e-fuels project: synthetic diesel from water, air-captured CO2 and green electricity; “Blue Crude”

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Audi’s latest e-fuels project is participation in a a pilot plant project in Dresden that produces diesel fuel from water, CO 2 and green electricity. The sunfire plant, which operates according to the “power-to-liquid” (PtL) principle, requires carbon dioxide, water and electricity as raw materials.

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New system for more efficient CO2 electrolysis to hydrocarbon products

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The researchers combined a copper electrocatalyst with an ionomer [polymers that conduct ions and water] assembly that intersperses sulfonate-lined paths for the H 2 O with fluorocarbon channels for the CO 2. amperes per square centimeter at 45% cathodic energy efficiency. 15) with an ethylene partial current density of 1.3 Resources.

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

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However, it is difficult to impossible to recreate these conditions in the lab, and the approach is additionally energy intensive, as the methane-ice solid requires refrigeration. This process worked well; however, the chemical bonds require energy to break them down, which drives up the cost of the CO 2 capture operation. Xiang et al.

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Oxford team directly converts CO2 to jet fuel using iron-based catalysts

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The second, direct route is generally recognized as being more economical and environmentally acceptable as it involves fewer chemical process steps, and the overall energy consumption for the entire process is lower. Fe 5 C 2 by CO 2 /water in the first hours of the catalytic reaction. Fe 5 C 2 respectively.

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Researchers propose harvesting CO2 mixing energy to generate electricity

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Principle of the energy harvesting method: dissolved CO 2 dissociates in protons and bicarbonate ions, which diffuse into different electrodes due to the ion-selectivity of the membranes placed in front. Mixing two solutions of different composition leads to a mixture with a lower Gibbs energy content compared to the original two solutions.

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