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UT Arlington researchers use polyaniline to split CO2 into alcohols

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Researchers at The University of Texas at Arlington have been the first to demonstrate that polyaniline (PANI), a member of the organic conducting polymer family, is a promising photocathode material for the conversion of carbon dioxide into alcohol fuels without the need for a co-catalyst.

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University of Texas researchers develop new solar photoelectrosynthetic process to convert CO2 to methanol

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Researchers from The University of Texas at Arlington are developing a new process for photoelectrosynthesis of methanol—the conversion of carbon dioxide to methanol using sunlight and hybrid CuO–Cu 2 O semiconductor nanorod arrays.

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DOE awarding >$24M to 77 projects through Technology Commercialization Fund

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Novel thermal process for conversion of CO2 to CO using metal ferrite oxygen carriers, $150,000 CanmetENERGY, Ottawa, Canada Glowink Inc., Arlington, Texas Environmental Insights Explorer for Buildings, $750,000 Google, Mountian View, Calif. Montgomery Center, Vt. Montgomery Center, Vt. National Renewable Energy Laboratory.

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Alabama Injection Project Aimed at Enhanced Oil Recovery, Testing Important Geologic CO2 Storage

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A recent study by Advanced Resources International of Arlington, Va., When the 5-month injection is completed, incremental oil recovery is anticipated to be 60% greater than that of conventional secondary oil recovery by water flood. The geologic structure and lack of faulting also make the field naturally stable for CO 2 storage.

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DOE Selects 19 Projects to Monitor and Evaluate Geologic CO2 Storage

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Advanced Resources International , Arlington, Va. The development of refined and coupled geochemical, mechanical, and flow models will yield better predictions of subsurface CO 2 behavior, thereby assisting the design and implementation of CO 2 geologic storage projects.

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EPA issues greenhouse gas proposals

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According to the findings, the six key greenhouse gases - carbon dioxide (CO2), methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), hydroflurocarbons (HFCs), perflurocarbons (PFCs) and sulphur hexafluoride (SF6) - threaten the welfare of both current and future generations.

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DOE Selects 15 Projects Aimed at Secure CO2 Underground Storage

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Arlington, Va.) Carbon storage in depleted oil and gas reservoirs can also increase oil or gas production, while storage of CO 2 in deep saline formations holds the promise of enormous worldwide capacity, with estimates of thousands of gigatonnes of storage. The selected projects are described below: Advanced Resources International, Inc.

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