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JANUARY 14, 2022

The findings could spur progress on developing a variety of materials and designs for electrochemical carbon dioxide conversion systems. There are several ways to do such conversions, including electrochemical, thermocatalytic, photothermal, or photochemical processes—each with their own problems or challenges.

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DECEMBER 11, 2019

Moreover, it features a higher wave energy conversion efficiency and power output as compared to previous TENG designs and is able to float on the water’s surface, which minimizes both the environmental impact and simplifies operation and these features are essential for the practical use of TENGs on ocean wave energy harvesting application.

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MAY 25, 2023

The Clean Fuels & Products Shot supports the national goal of achieving net-zero emissions by 2050 by developing the sustainable feedstocks and conversion technologies necessary to produce crucial fuels, materials, and carbon-based products that are better for the environment than current petroleum-derived components.

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JANUARY 15, 2020

The calculations of reaction energetics suggest that Cu and Fe in the binary system can work in synergy to significantly deform the linear configuration of CO 2 and reduce the high energy barrier by stabilizing the reaction intermediates, thus spontaneously favoring CO 2 activation and conversion for methane synthesis.

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MAY 18, 2020

Their work, published in a paper in the RSC’s New Journal of Chemistry , points to a catalyst in developing and designing an artificial photosynthesis system that efficiently converts carbon dioxide into organic molecules. © Research Center for Artificial Photosynthesis, Osaka City University.

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AUGUST 24, 2020

The results, reported in the journal Nature Energy , represent a new method for the conversion of carbon dioxide into clean fuels. In 2019, researchers from Reisner’s group developed a solar reactor based on an artificial leaf design, which also uses sunlight, carbon dioxide and water to produce a fuel, known as syngas.

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DECEMBER 26, 2019

CO 2 is isolated from the other gases (nitrogen and oxygen) with a temperature swing adsorption (TSA) system, using metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) adsorbent, which are specially designed to absorb CO 2. Those materials are being developed by the Energypolis team at EPFL Valais Wallis, led by Wendy Queen. —François Maréchal.

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OCTOBER 9, 2017

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. Compared to conventional cylindrical DBD reactor design, circulating water filled the space between the inner and outer glass cylinders and acted as a ground water electrode.

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SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

Ceria catalysts are known carbon inhibitors for fuel cell (oxidation) reactions; however, for more severe electrolysis (reduction) conditions, catalyst design strategies remain unclear. Here we establish the inhibition mechanism on ceria and show selective CO 2 to CO conversion well beyond the thermodynamic carbon deposition threshold.

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DECEMBER 6, 2022

For one experiment, Yang and team designed a model device with a copper surface; then, they exposed the copper surface to liquid methyl iodide (CH 3 I) and CO gas, and applied an electrical bias to the system. The researchers then designed another model device, this time layered with the nanoparticle thin material.

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OCTOBER 31, 2011

A team from the University of Illinois and startup Dioxide Materials has developed an electrocatalytic system for the reduction of CO 2 to CO—a key component of artificial photosynthesis and thus an enabler for the conversion of CO 2 to synthetic fuels—at overpotentials below 0.2 for formation of the “CO2 ? intermediate.

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NOVEMBER 20, 2021

To pinpoint a design that could be used in the aqueous environment of fuel cells, Bell and his team, as part of the Department of Energy’s Liquid Sunlight Alliance Energy Innovation Hub (LiSA) project, turned to thin layers of ionomers, polymers that allow certain charged molecules (ions) to pass through while excluding others.

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JUNE 7, 2017

EPFL scientists have developed an Earth-abundant and low-cost catalytic system for splitting CO 2 into CO and oxygen—an important step towards achieving the conversion of renewable energy into hydrocarbon fuels. Using only Earth-abundant materials to catalyze both reactions, this design keeps the cost of the system low.

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APRIL 8, 2014

Researchers at the US Naval Research Laboratory (NRL), Materials Science and Technology Division have demonstrated novel NRL technologies developed for the recovery of CO 2 and hydrogen from seawater and their subsequent conversion to liquid fuels. Bio-hydrocarbons Carbon Capture and Conversion (CCC) Fuels Hydrogen Production'

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DECEMBER 25, 2021

By understanding how materials and devices transform under operation, we can design approaches that are more durable and thus reduce waste. To validate their simulations, the researchers designed a physical model of a Z-scheme artificial photosynthesis device at Toma’s LiSA lab at Berkeley Lab. Zheng, F.,

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FEBRUARY 27, 2017

Duke University researchers have engineered rhodium nanoparticles that can harness the energy in ultraviolet light and use it to catalyze the conversion of carbon dioxide to methane, a key building block for many types of fuels. An open-access paper on the work is published in Nature Communications.

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AUGUST 1, 2014

CH 3 OH conversion not seen over a Cu-Zn alloy. It is a very interesting step, and appears to create a new strategy for the design of highly active catalysts for the synthesis of alcohols and related molecules. Carbon Capture and Conversion (CCC) Catalysts Fuels Methanol' —Graciani et al. Baber, Jaime Evans, Sanjaya D.

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MARCH 6, 2017

One of the challenges with this technology is that the current conversion efficiency of converting CO 2 and water into renewable solar fuels remains low, less than a few percent. According to Li, the conversion process also takes considerable time and the material can only absorb a fraction of the emitted sunlight.

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AUGUST 1, 2020

These projects will improve the performance and lower the cost and risk of technologies that can be used to produce biofuels, biopower, and bioproducts from biomass and waste resources. Scale-Up of the Primary Conversion Reactor to Generate a Lignin-Derived Cyclohexane Jet Fuel. Microchannel Reactor for Ethanol to n-Butene Conversion.

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NOVEMBER 9, 2009

reported a major step forward in its development of renewable fuels, achieving direct microbial conversion of carbon dioxide into hydrocarbons via engineered organisms, powered by solar energy. Joule Biotechnologies, Inc. Earlier post.) It won’t happen overnight, but this latest milestone opens the door to an industry-changing technology.

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AUGUST 1, 2016

A) Schematic of the cell design. (B) The setup for the reaction is sufficiently similar to nature that the research team was able to construct an “artificial leaf” that could complete the entire three-step reaction pathway. Artificial leaf. (A) B) Rate of product formation (mol/s) with respect to different Sun illuminations. (C)

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NOVEMBER 4, 2016

Canada’s National Research Council (CNRC) showcased Canada’s first algal biorefinery demonstration project, a collaborative research effort between CNRC’s Algal Carbon Conversion (ACC) program, Pond Technologies and Votorantim Cimentos’ St Marys Cement.

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JUNE 28, 2022

Sundsvall Energi, biogenic CO2 supplier and host for FlagshipTWO. The two facilities will also be closely integrated to exchange steam, waste heat and other process medias to maximize use of resources. Going forward they will design the technology integration and engineer the facility, in close collaboration with Sundsvall Energi.

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SEPTEMBER 19, 2017

This new work, described in a study published in the journal Energy and Environmental Science , is the first to successfully demonstrate the approach of going from carbon dioxide directly to target products—ethanol and ethylene—at energy conversion efficiencies rivaling natural counterparts. Earlier post.). to 1-sun illumination.

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MAY 4, 2012

If the potential of the sites is eventually fulfilled, they could safely and permanently store combined CO 2 emissions equivalent to that produced by more than 11 million passenger vehicles annually or from the electricity use of more than 7 million homes for one year, according to Environmental Protection Agency conversion data.

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FEBRUARY 15, 2019

GTI has released a site-specific engineering design titled “ Low-Carbon Renewable Natural Gas (RNG) from Wood Wastes ”. A biomass power plant in Stockton, California, was the host site for the engineering design effort. A biomass power plant in Stockton, California, was the host site for the engineering design effort.

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APRIL 16, 2009

Researchers at Singapore’s Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology (IBN) have developed a catalytic process for the conversion of CO 2 to methanol under mild conditions (room temperature). Ying (2009) Conversion of Carbon Dioxide into Methanol with Silanes over N-Heterocyclic Carbene Catalysts. Yugen Zhang. Earlier post.).

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MAY 10, 2017

These theoretical studies use calculations that take into account the basic principles of breaking and making chemical bonds, including the energy required, the electronic states of the atoms, and the reaction conditions, allowing scientists to derive the reaction rates and determine which catalyst will give the best rate of conversion.

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MAY 3, 2022

The researchers overcame this tradeoff through a layered design. Separately, in March, Aker Carbon Capture and SINTEF have entered into a strategic collaboration agreement, with the goal of further developing carbon capture utilization and storage (CCUS) technology to reduce CO2 emissions from industry and energy solutions.

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MARCH 4, 2011

Turbo-alternator-shaft design for the SNL S-CO 2 test loop. The key component of these loops is the turbo-alternator-compressor unit (TAC) and the technologies used in its design. Because of the extremely high power densities and fluid density, Sandia has filed a Technical Advance for the TAC design. Resources.

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APRIL 20, 2011

These emissions estimates raise a question: is the energy content of shale effectively “off limits” in a GHG constrained world, or is there a way to extract the stored chemical energy from oil shale with greatly reduced CO2 emissions? Conversion to work via. Scale of conversion to work. Waste heat from conversion.

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JULY 10, 2019

Concentric Ring Gas Atomization Die Design for Optimized Particle Production, $150,000 Praxair, Indianapolis, Ind. Extension of Core Restrain Design Code NUBOW-3D to Lead Cooled Fast Reactor Systems, $75,000 Westinghouse Electric Company, Cranberry Township, Pa. Selected Labs and Partners. Ames Laboratory. Argonne National Laboratory.

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MAY 26, 2016

Most research efforts in designing redox materials for STCs are devoted to improving syngas production. This new concept, if high selectivity for hydrocarbons is achieved, inherently bypasses a second stage conversion, such as methanation or Fischer-Tropsch processes. Click to enlarge. —Lin et al.

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OCTOBER 30, 2013

To help in the design of self-restoring catalysts for ceramic fuel cells, which could run on natural gas rather than hydrogen, this project will illuminate the fundamental chemical and structural transformations involved. Carbon Capture and Conversion (CCC) Fuel Cells Hybrids' Self-Regenerating Fuel Cells Running on Natural Gas.

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JULY 20, 2020

Their next step is to design a fuel-generating cell that can operate with X-ray scattering instruments, allowing them to directly map the changing structure of the catalyst while it converts carbon monoxide into ethylene. This work was supported by the US Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science. JCAP is a DOE Energy Innovation Hub.

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JANUARY 5, 2016

thermoacetica–CdS hybrid system, proceeding from the growth of the cells and bioprecipitation (loading) of the CdS nanoparticles (shown in yellow) through photosynthetic conversion of CO 2 (center right) to acetic acid (right). (B) (A) Depiction of the M. B) Pathway diagram for the M. thermoacetica–CdS system. —Sakimoto et al.

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NOVEMBER 28, 2017

So, it is well-suited to the concentrated output stream from conventional fossil-fuel-burning power plants or those designed for carbon capture such as oxy-combustion plants. The research was funded by Shell Oil and the King Abdullah University of Science and Technology. and Ghoniem, A. FeO 3-δ membranes: a kinetics study.

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