Catalyst Produces Useful Hydrocarbons While Removing CO2
Water is split into hydrogen and oxygen by electrolysis, but if CO2 is also added to the mixture, compounds can be generated to make textiles,…
Carbon Dioxide
Innovative “Reverse Fuel Cell” Converts Waste CO2 Into Valuable Chemicals 10x Faster
Researchers develop enhanced device to transform CO2 into valuable chemicals 10 times faster than previous versions. Fuel cells turn chemicals into electricity. Now, a University…
Transforming Carbon Dioxide to Into Fuel More Efficiently With a Water-Conducting Membrane
Separation membrane could vastly improve multiple chemical processes. Methanol is a versatile and efficient chemical used as fuel in the production of countless products. Carbon…
Boom of Vegetation, Fueled by Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Absorbs Carbon and Cools Our Planet
As Our Planet Gets Greener, Plants Are Slowing Global Warming But an international team of researchers, including Ranga Myneni and Chi Chen from BU, say…
Artificial Photosynthesis Uses Sunlight to Recycle CO2 Into ‘Green Methane’
A new artificial photosynthesis approach uses sunlight to turn carbon dioxide into methane, which could help make natural-gas-powered devices carbon neutral. Methane is the main…
Change in Construction Materials Could Transform Buildings Into a Global CO2 Sink
A material revolution replacing cement and steel in urban construction by wood can have double benefits for climate stabilization, a new study shows. First, it…
Bubbling CO2 Hotspot “Soda Springs” Discovered by Deep Diving Scientists
Diving 200 feet under the ocean surface to conduct scientific research can lead to some interesting places. For University of Texas at Austin Professor Bayani…
Ocean Acidification From Climate Change Is Damaging Shark Scales
While regular fish have flat scales, shark ‘scales’ look more like teeth. But their denticles also cover their body and in particular influence their ability…
Capturing CO2 Directly From Truck Exhaust and Reducing Emissions 90%
Researchers at Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) have patented a new concept that could cut trucks’ CO2 emissions by almost 90%. It involves capturing…
If We Can Capture Carbon, There’s Plenty Capacity to Store It in Offshore Geologic Rock Formations
Humankind will need to harness carbon capture and storage technologies to help keep global warming to 2 degrees C or less. New research shows that…
Cleaner Industrial Emissions by Scrubbing CO2 From Smokestacks
An international team co-led by an Oregon State University chemistry researcher has uncovered a better way to scrub carbon dioxide from smokestack emissions, which could…
A Surprising Substance May Be Key in Capturing CO2 in the Atmosphere
Wetting a Polymer Membrane Improved Its Ability to Capture CO2 Reducing the level of CO2 in the atmosphere will probably require carbon capture. A surprising…
New Material Captures Carbon Dioxide – Is Sustainable, Low-Cost & Efficient
In a joint research study from Sweden, scientists from Chalmers University of Technology and Stockholm University have developed a new material for capturing carbon dioxide….
Researchers Find New Way to Convert Carbon Dioxide Into Usable Fuel
Scientists devise new catalyst that uses light to turn carbon dioxide to fuel. The concentration of carbon dioxide in our atmosphere is steadily increasing, and…
Global Carbon Emissions Hits Record High, but Growth Slows
Coal use is down dramatically in the United States and the European Union, and renewable energy is gaining traction. But rising natural gas and oil…
Researchers Evolve Bacteria That Consume CO2 for Energy
Over the course of several months, researchers in Israel created Escherichia coli strains that consume CO2 for energy instead of organic compounds. This achievement in…
Wait, the Atmosphere Is Only 0.04% Carbon Dioxide. How Does It Affect Earth’s Climate?
Carbon dioxide makes up 0.04% of the world’s atmosphere. Not 0.4% or 4%, but 0.04%! How can it be so important in global warming if…
Arctic Permafrost Turning Into a Carbon Source – Holds More Carbon Than Has Ever Been Released by Humans
Arctic regions have captured and stored carbon for tens of thousands of years, but a new study shows winter carbon emissions from the Arctic may…