The U.S department of energy and the University of Illinois partnered up to try and figure out if there was a way to convert carbon dioxide into a source of energy or something of the equivalent.
They were successful in the process and figured out that in order to make carbon dioxide react more readily, they had to find a catalyst in order to do so. This process is very similar so photosynthesis because just like plants use a catalyst to produce sugar, carbon dioxide will use a catalyst to produce energy. Scientists were able to use this catalyst to cause carbon dioxide to produce carbon monoxide. Although carbon monoxide is still a greenhouse gas, scientists know how to convert carbon monoxide into methanol. Methanol can then be used as a source of fuel. To make matters even better, the process that carbon dioxide went through was proven to lose a minimal amount of energy making it a very efficient reaction. Source: http://breakingenergy.com/2016/08/24/a-new-leaf-scientists-turn-carbon-dioxide-back-into-fuel/
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Jackson Goedert
8/28/2016 01:02:25 pm
Alright this is so amazing finding a way to convey CO2 into an energy source is a great. Now instead of storing CO2 it instead can be put to good use. Will this still keep us on a mainly fossil fuel based economy or will we have to change our resource for energy? Could this possibily become our main source of energy instead of fossil fuels?
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Arsh Bhardwaj
8/30/2016 08:05:27 am
Such a great idea! I really like how this article explains the steps to convert carbon dioxide into energy with plenty of details.
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