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UC Santa Barbara team develops catalytic molten metals for direct conversion of methane to hydrogen without forming CO2

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The insoluble carbon floats to the surface of the melt, where it can be removed and stored or incorporated into composite materials. Bi 0.73 ) achieved 95% methane conversion at 1065°C in a 1.1-meter Bi 0.73 ) achieved 95% methane conversion at 1065°C in a 1.1-meter Under these conditions, the equilibrium conversion is 98%.

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KIST team develops rapid benchmarking platform for LOHCs

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A typical method of hydrogen storage is physically storing hydrogen using compression or liquefaction; these methods require higher energy to increase storage capacity and expensive distributing infrastructure. Hydrogen can be safely stored in LOHCs at room temperature and atmospheric pressure before being extracted at locations for use.

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New plasma synthesis process for one-step conversion of CO2 and methane into higher value fuel and chemicals

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Instead of using H 2 , direct conversion of CO 2 with CH 4 (dry reforming of methane, DRM) to liquid fuels and chemicals (e.g. 2017) “One-Step Reforming of CO 2 and CH 4 into High-Value Liquid Chemicals and Fuels at Room Temperature by Plasma-Driven Catalysis,” Angew.

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Anglo American Platinum, Shell invest in HyET for electrochemical hydrogen compression

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An external driving current forces hydrogen conversion on the first electrode into protons, which traverse through the solid, proton-conductive membrane before being reconverted back to hydrogen gas on the opposite electrode. Highly compressed hydrogen can store a large amount of energy, much more than conventional batteries.

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MIT and Lamborghini file patent on new MOF material for supercapacitors

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The collaboration began three years ago when Automobili Lamborghini joined the MIT-Italy Program, and took a further step forward in 2017 with the launch of two research projects, one with Professor Mircea Dinc? CO 2 and O 2 reduction, and natural gas conversion), energy conversion and storage, sensing, gas separation, and biotechnology.

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UCSD, South 8 team report improved liquefied-gas electrolytes for Li-metal batteries

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Improvements to a class of battery electrolyte first introduced in 2017—liquefied gas electrolytes—could pave the way to replacing the graphite anode with a lithium-metal anode. cycling efficiency reported in the 2017 Science paper, and an 85% cycling efficiency for lithium metal anodes with a conventional (liquid) electrolyte.

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NREL researchers capture excess photon energy to produce solar fuels; higher efficiency water-splitting for H2

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We demonstrated that the same process that produces extra current in a solar cell can also be applied to produce extra chemical reactions or stored energy in chemical bonds. High solar conversion efficiency is key for a viable technology as that directly impacts the land area to be covered and ultimately impacts the cost of the system.

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