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| Started by | Sam Wormley <swormley1@gmail.com> |
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| First post | 2016-01-27 21:20 -0600 |
| Last post | 2016-01-27 20:40 -0800 |
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Carbon dioxide captured from air can be directly converted into methanol fuel Sam Wormley <swormley1@gmail.com> - 2016-01-27 21:20 -0600
Re: Carbon dioxide captured from air can be directly converted into methanol fuel jimp@specsol.spam.sux.com - 2016-01-28 03:54 +0000
Re: Carbon dioxide captured from air can be directly converted into methanol fuel Sylvia Else <sylvia@not.at.this.address> - 2016-01-28 17:14 +1100
Re: Carbon dioxide captured from air can be directly converted into methanol fuel Sergio <invalid@invalid.com> - 2016-01-28 08:33 -0600
Re: Carbon dioxide captured from air can be directly converted into methanol fuel James McGinn <jimmcginn9@gmail.com> - 2016-01-27 20:40 -0800
| From | Sam Wormley <swormley1@gmail.com> |
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| Date | 2016-01-27 21:20 -0600 |
| Subject | Carbon dioxide captured from air can be directly converted into methanol fuel |
| Message-ID | <qYmdnTF5S_JsFTTLnZ2dnUU7-eOdnZ2d@giganews.com> |
Carbon dioxide captured from air can be directly converted into methanol fuel > http://phys.org/news/2016-01-carbon-dioxide-captured-air-methanol.html > (Phys.org)—For the first time, researchers have demonstrated that CO2 > captured from the air can be directly converted into methanol (CH3OH) > using a homogenous catalyst. The benefits are two-fold: The process > removes harmful CO2 from the atmosphere, and the methanol can be used > as an alternative fuel to gasoline. The work represents an important > step that could one day lead to a future "methanol economy," in which > fuel and energy storage are primarily based on methanol. -- sci.physics is an unmoderated newsgroup dedicated to the discussion of physics, news from the physics community, and physics-related social issues.
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| From | jimp@specsol.spam.sux.com |
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| Date | 2016-01-28 03:54 +0000 |
| Message-ID | <d1gonc-mrg.ln1@mail.specsol.com> |
| In reply to | #548702 |
Sam Wormley <swormley1@gmail.com> wrote: > Carbon dioxide captured from air can be directly converted into methanol > fuel >> http://phys.org/news/2016-01-carbon-dioxide-captured-air-methanol.html > > >> (Phys.org)?For the first time, researchers have demonstrated that CO2 >> captured from the air can be directly converted into methanol (CH3OH) >> using a homogenous catalyst. The benefits are two-fold: The process >> removes harmful CO2 from the atmosphere, and the methanol can be used >> as an alternative fuel to gasoline. The work represents an important >> step that could one day lead to a future "methanol economy," in which >> fuel and energy storage are primarily based on methanol. All it takes is huge amounts of energy. Hot flash for you; we can also make gold out of lead. Which is the most profitable? -- Jim Pennino
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| From | Sylvia Else <sylvia@not.at.this.address> |
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| Date | 2016-01-28 17:14 +1100 |
| Message-ID | <dgtpuiFpms6U2@mid.individual.net> |
| In reply to | #548712 |
On 28/01/2016 2:54 PM, jimp@specsol.spam.sux.com wrote: > Sam Wormley <swormley1@gmail.com> wrote: >> Carbon dioxide captured from air can be directly converted into methanol >> fuel >>> http://phys.org/news/2016-01-carbon-dioxide-captured-air-methanol.html >> >> >>> (Phys.org)?For the first time, researchers have demonstrated that CO2 >>> captured from the air can be directly converted into methanol (CH3OH) >>> using a homogenous catalyst. The benefits are two-fold: The process >>> removes harmful CO2 from the atmosphere, and the methanol can be used >>> as an alternative fuel to gasoline. The work represents an important >>> step that could one day lead to a future "methanol economy," in which >>> fuel and energy storage are primarily based on methanol. > > All it takes is huge amounts of energy. No worries - plenty of energy available from burning coal. Sylvia.
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| From | Sergio <invalid@invalid.com> |
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| Date | 2016-01-28 08:33 -0600 |
| Message-ID | <n8d8ra$uag$1@gioia.aioe.org> |
| In reply to | #548730 |
On 1/28/2016 12:14 AM, Sylvia Else wrote: > On 28/01/2016 2:54 PM, jimp@specsol.spam.sux.com wrote: >> Sam Wormley <swormley1@gmail.com> wrote: >>> Carbon dioxide captured from air can be directly converted into methanol >>> fuel >>>> http://phys.org/news/2016-01-carbon-dioxide-captured-air-methanol.html >>> >>> >>>> (Phys.org)?For the first time, researchers have demonstrated that CO2 >>>> captured from the air can be directly converted into methanol (CH3OH) >>>> using a homogenous catalyst. The benefits are two-fold: The process >>>> removes harmful CO2 from the atmosphere, and the methanol can be used >>>> as an alternative fuel to gasoline. The work represents an important >>>> step that could one day lead to a future "methanol economy," in which >>>> fuel and energy storage are primarily based on methanol. >> >> All it takes is huge amounts of energy. > > No worries - plenty of energy available from burning coal. > > Sylvia. > fuel needs to be transportable, new cars based upon powered clean coal will be most cost efficient
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| From | James McGinn <jimmcginn9@gmail.com> |
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| Date | 2016-01-27 20:40 -0800 |
| Message-ID | <7a682986-8bd4-45f7-9893-626aec2373d4@googlegroups.com> |
| In reply to | #548702 |
On Wednesday, January 27, 2016 at 7:20:21 PM UTC-8, Sam Wormley wrote: > > removes harmful CO2 from the atmosphere, CO2 is beneficial, and doesn't cause warming. So this is nonsense. CO2 is good. Only dumb people think its bad.
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