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NSF awards $2M to Rice U collaboration to explore direct conversion of CO2 into fuels

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Since joining the Rice faculty in 2019, Wang has developed a catalytic reactor that uses carbon dioxide as its feedstock. We include experts in catalysts and electrolyzer design, polymer engineering, density functional theory simulations and carbon dioxide capture. We address both materials-level design and device-level engineering.

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Researchers develop wave-energy-driven CO2 reduction system for production of carbon-based liquid fuels

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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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Cambridge researchers develop standalone device that makes formic acid from sunlight, CO2 and water

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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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EPFL team develops on-board system to capture CO2 from trucks; reducing emissions by 90%

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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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Stanford/DTU team devises new effective solid-oxide electrochemical cell for CO2 electrolysis

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

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DOE received more than 160 applications for 2019 TCF funding, with project teams engaging more than 90 different partners across multiple diverse disciplines. Concentric Ring Gas Atomization Die Design for Optimized Particle Production, $150,000 Praxair, Indianapolis, Ind. Selected Labs and Partners. Ames Laboratory. New York, N.Y.

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Evonik and Siemens launch phase 2 of Rheticus: butanol, hexanol from CO2 and water using renewable electricity and bacteria

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Process design for technical synthesis of butanol and hexanol from CO 2 , H 2 0 and electricity. The synthesis module came on stream at Evonik in spring 2019. Siemens has developed a fully automated CO 2 electrolyzer which was integrated into a container in summer 2019. describing the approach.

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