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IIT researchers develop electrolyzer that converts CO2 to propane

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Resources Esmaeilirad, M., The research was supported by the National Science Foundation under Award Number 2135173, the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy under Award Number DE-AR0001581, and SHV Energy. Harzandi, A.M.

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

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The escalating carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions and the consequent acceleration of climate change are alarming, and it has proven challenging to find feasible ways to actively reduce the concentration of CO2 in the atmosphere. —Prof In. 2020.119344.

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SARI researchers propose novel method to enhance electrocatalytic conversion of CO2

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However, due to the low solubility and diffusion coefficient of CO 2 in aqueous electrolytes, it remains a challenge to possess large current density, high faradaic efficiency and excellent stability for practical applications of CO2 utilization. and Sun, Y. doi: 10.1002/anie.202210432. 202210432.

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Novel membrane-free Mg-CO2 battery sequesters CO2 and generates electricity

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Our findings indicate great benefits for the newly-developed MF Mg-CO 2 battery technology to produce various value-added chemicals of practical significance and electricity from CO 2 without any wasted by-products. —Kim et al. 2020.105741.

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thyssenkrupp greenlights construction of €2B hydrogen-powered direct reduction plant for low-CO2 steel

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The Executive Board of thyssenkrupp AG has released the corresponding capital resources for the construction of the first direct reduction (DR) plant at its Duisburg site. In this way, thyssenkrupp is accelerating the start of low-CO2 steel production. The Supervisory Board of thyssenkrupp AG supports this decision.

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

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2021), “Integrated Capture and Conversion of CO2 to Methane using a Water-lean, Post-Combustion CO2 Capture Solvent.” The new process gives off excess heat, too, providing steam for power generation. Heldebrant, D., Kothandaraman, J., Lopez, J.S., Walter, E.D., Burton, S.D. and Dagle, R.A. ChemSus Chem. doi: 10.1002/cssc.202101590.

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New system for more efficient CO2 electrolysis to hydrocarbon products

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Resources. 2020) “CO2 electrolysis to multicarbon products at activities greater than 1 A cm -2.” The researchers are now working on further increasing the efficiency of the system and its stability, which, although now at about tens of hours, is still far from the thousands of operating hours of the water electrolyzers. Science Vol.

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