A unique technology for recycling greenhouse gases into fuel

The diagram shows how to turn carbon dioxide into methanol. The team of the University of California at riverside won the Grand prize of half a million dollars, presenting the project of recycling of greenhouse gases to fuels and chemicals.





The developers of the environmental project presented the process that transforms harmful greenhouse gas emissions into valuable fuels and chemicals using a unique catalyst. As stated by Arun Raju, engineer –researcher, "this technology will not only help to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, but has the potential to create new sources of revenue."

The technology assumes that carbon dioxide will be captured by large emitters, such as coal or natural gas. Then there is the reaction of carbon dioxide and methane to produce synthesis gas. Such a process experts call "bi-reforming". In the next step the synthesis gas is converted to methanol – needed substance. It is now used as a source of energy, the element of the chemical industry. The demand for it in the future will only grow. Technological innovation is an innovative catalyst for the bi-reforming, pyrochlore.





Research riverside engineers has shown that pyrochlores have excellent temperature stability. Preliminary analysis showed that the proposed technology, when implemented in large projects and commercial scale has the potential to reduce emissions parikova gases by one million tons per year at least.



Source: nauka24news.ru/