New nanoparticle can convert CO2 into sustainable fuel causing less damage to the planet

Researchers are working hard to find ways and possible solutions to generate energy and fuel sustainably, but aren't able to come up with practical solutions. However, it appears that a group of researchers at Sourn California Viterbi School of Engineering & U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) are actually on to something big.

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A power plant that captures CO2 emissions

It has been reported that team of se researchers is working to come up with a power plant that would have ability to arrest carbon dioxide that it emits, rar than releasing toxic gas in open. It is learnt that researchers have discovered metal carbide naparticles which can turn CO2 emissions into fuel. This will le to mass-production of particle at a very effective cost and have slightest impact on atmosphere. This will also help in combatting greenhouse emissions.

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report was first published in Journal of American Chemical Society and stated that main objective behind project is to capture CO2 emissions, right from source where emissions have been created and transform same into fuel that can be utilised furr. naparticles function as a catalyst to cause this reaction.

ah Malmstt, a professor at University of Sourn California Mork Family Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, explained that y are turning carbon dioxide from carbon-oxygen bonds to carbon-hydrogen bonds, meaning that y are turning it back into hydrocarbons. He furr explained that hydrocarbons are basic fuel stock which can be turned into fuel stock chemicals like methane or propane. Alternatively, y can serve as basis for chemical synsis, which can be building blocks for making more complex chemicals.

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What is process of making catalyst?

process of making catalyst used to require a lot of energy which ultimately h a more negative impact on environment than any benefits.

However, ah and his team follow a different approach where y are applying a millifluidic reactor process. It is a very small-scale chemical reactor that does t have much impact on environment and produces naparticles at 300 degrees centigre in order to make particles smaller and ideal for converting CO2 to hydrocarbons. ah revealed that moving to a process like this also helped m in saving costs as compared to a large-scale chemical reactor. He also mentioned that in terms of sustainability in use of energy, and amount of time it takes to produce materials, it is much lower for millifluidic routes than it is for tritional approaches to creating se chemicals.

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