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| From | jimp@specsol.spam.sux.com |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | sci.physics |
| Subject | Re: A better electrocatalyst for converting carbon dioxide into liquid fuel |
| Date | 2016-01-08 20:09 +0000 |
| Organization | A noiseless patient Spider |
| Message-ID | <lkh5mc-c4o.ln1@mail.specsol.com> (permalink) |
| References | <5tydnfI627nxIBLLnZ2dnUU7-U-dnZ2d@giganews.com> |
Sam Wormley <swormley1@gmail.com> wrote: > A better electrocatalyst for converting carbon dioxide into liquid fuel >> http://phys.org/news/2016-01-electrocatalyst-carbon-dioxide-liquid-fuel.html > > >> A team of researchers working at the University of Science and >> Technology of China has developed a new and potentially better >> electrocatalyst for use in converting carbon dioxide into methanoic >> acid, which could be used as a liquid fuel. In their paper published >> in the journal Nature, the team describes their new process and >> suggests that it may provide a path to reducing carbon dioxide >> emissions and thus help to slow global warming. >> >> As the planet continues to warm due in large part to carbon dioxide >> emissions from coal fired power plants, researchers around the world >> are working furiously to find a way to pull out the carbon dioxide >> from emissions before they are allowed to pass into the atmosphere, >> and to use them in some other way?one that is economically feasible. >> Many would like to see the carbon dioxide converted to something >> useful, such as a type of fuel that could be burned and used as a >> clean power source?that would make the process far more financially >> palatable. But thus far, such efforts and have not panned out, due to >> the huge costs involved. So where is the energy needed to do this supposed to come from? -- Jim Pennino
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A better electrocatalyst for converting carbon dioxide into liquid fuel Sam Wormley <swormley1@gmail.com> - 2016-01-08 07:45 -0600
Re: A better electrocatalyst for converting carbon dioxide into liquid fuel Angelo <patrizio.pan-2002@libero.it> - 2016-01-08 07:11 -0800
Re: A better electrocatalyst for converting carbon dioxide into liquid fuel Angelo <patrizio.pan-2002@libero.it> - 2016-01-08 07:21 -0800
Re: A better electrocatalyst for converting carbon dioxide into liquid fuel R Kym Horsell <kym@kymhorsell.com> - 2016-01-08 15:32 +0000
Re: A better electrocatalyst for converting carbon dioxide into liquid fuel Angelo <patrizio.pan-2002@libero.it> - 2016-01-08 09:27 -0800
Re: A better electrocatalyst for converting carbon dioxide into liquid fuel Poutnik <poutnik4nntp@gmail.com> - 2016-01-09 09:19 +0100
Re: A better electrocatalyst for converting carbon dioxide into liquid fuel jimp@specsol.spam.sux.com - 2016-01-08 20:09 +0000
Re: A better electrocatalyst for converting carbon dioxide into liquid fuel "hanson" <hanson@quick.net> - 2016-01-09 14:30 -0800
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