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| From | Sylvia Else <sylvia@not.at.this.address> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | sci.physics |
| Subject | Re: Carbon dioxide captured from air can be directly converted into methanol fuel |
| Date | 2016-01-28 17:14 +1100 |
| Message-ID | <dgtpuiFpms6U2@mid.individual.net> (permalink) |
| References | <qYmdnTF5S_JsFTTLnZ2dnUU7-eOdnZ2d@giganews.com> <d1gonc-mrg.ln1@mail.specsol.com> |
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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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
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