A new way to convert carbon dioxide (CO2) into sustainable liquid fuels has been developed by researchers from Stanford University and the Technical University of Denmark (DTU).
The researchers’ catalyst can covert CO2 into energy rich carbon monoxide (CO) more efficiently than conventional methods as the cerium oxide catalyst is more resistant to breaking down.
Stripping oxygen from CO2 to make CO gas is the first step to converting the gas into nearly any liquid fuel and other products, like synthetic gas and plastics. The addition of hydrogen to the CO can produce fuels much like synthetic diesel.
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