Jesús Velázquez, assistant professor of chemistry and Louise Berben, professor of chemistry are taking part in a new program to research converting carbon dioxide to fuels and chemicals. The project, ...

Rice University's Pulickel Ajayan and team have discovered a method to convert carbon dioxide into methane using copper-based catalysts. The process uses electrolysis and catalysts created by placing ...

Greenhouse gases and plastic waste are two of the biggest environmental problems the world faces today. A new reactor from Cambridge tackles both at once, converting CO2 and used plastic bottles into ...

Researchers are constantly pushing the limits of technology by breaking new ground in CO2 conversion. Their goal is to turn the harmful greenhouse gas into a valuable resource. A novel catalyst system ...

Last year, the world emitted more than 37 billion metric tons of carbon dioxide, setting a new record high. As a result, sucking CO2 out of the atmosphere has become an increasingly popular idea.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Ian writes on fossil energies, climate, and transition to renewables. This article is more than 3 years old. The smoke stacks at ...

The production of hydrocarbons occurs through two intermediates formed on the surface of the silver electrode to produce useful hydrocarbons like ethylene, ethane, propylene, and propane. Converting ...

A water-based plasma method creates stable multimetal nanoparticles with a protective shell that improves light driven carbon dioxide conversion, offering a practical path to efficient carbon ...

Carbon dioxide (CO 2) is a significant greenhouse gas that is released into the atmosphere through various human activities. To reduce humanity's impact on the environment, scientists and policymakers ...

Researchers at MIT and Harvard University have developed an efficient process that can convert carbon dioxide into formate. Formate, in its liquid or solid form can be used to power a fuel cell and ...

A research team has shown how solar power can convert carbon dioxide into fuel, by using advanced materials and ultra-fast laser spectroscopy. The breakthrough could be an important piece of the ...