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PNNL team develops new low-cost method to convert captured CO2 to methane

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By using a water-lean post-combustion capture solvent, (N-(2-ethoxyethyl)-3-morpholinopropan-1-amine) (2-EEMPA), they achieved a greater than 90% conversion of captured CO 2 to hydrocarbons—mostly methane—in the presence of a heterogenous Ru catalyst under relatively mild reaction conditions (170 °C and 2 pressure). Heldebrant, D.,

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Researchers develop titanium and copper heterostructured photocatalyst for conversion of CO2 into CH4

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Under illumination for 6 hours, the optimized reduced titania-Cu 2 O photocatalyst enables 0.13% photoreduction of highly diluted CO 2 with water vapors to 462 nmol g ?1 What if we drew inspiration from photosynthesis, the process by which plants use sunlight to convert CO2 and water into useful chemicals?

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Oxford team directly converts CO2 to jet fuel using iron-based catalysts

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These are important raw materials for the petrochemical industry and are presently also only obtained from fossil crude oil. Jet fuel can then be obtained from the products after industrially recognized treatments such as distillation or hydro-isomerization. Fe 5 C 2 by CO 2 /water in the first hours of the catalytic reaction.

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Twelve and LanzaTech successfully convert CO2 to ethanol

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This approach is highly scalable and could ultimately produce ethanol at an industrial scale, while simultaneously eliminating CO 2 emissions. Our partnership with Twelve provides us with the feedstock needed to create critical resources like ethanol without adding CO 2 to the atmosphere.

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Yamaha and Sumitomo demo on-board thermoelectric generator for CO2 reduction

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The automotive industry has undertaken various development efforts over the years to create thermoelectric technology to reduce CO 2 emissions. The test TEG unit consisted of four YGPX024 TEG modules, two heat exchangers for exhaust gas and three heat exchangers for water cooling circuit stacked together (above). CO 2 reduction (i.e.

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SLB introduces low-carbon alternative for well construction cement that eliminates up to 85% of embodied CO2

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Decarbonizing the well construction process while ensuring safety and performance standards is critical to our industry’s pathway to net zero. The cement-free EcoShield system is a breakthrough that delivers industry-standard zonal isolation capabilities while significantly minimizing impact from upstream oil and gas production.

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PCC SE and Landsvirkjun to convert silicon metal plant CO2 emissions to methanol

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The process of methanol synthesis requires the input of pure carbon dioxide and hydrogen from water electrolysis, with the only by-product being oxygen and water. The company generates most of Iceland’s energy (70%) and delivers energy to industry, services and homes in Iceland. —Hörður Arnarson, CEO Landsvirkjun.

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