Nano-spike catalysts convert carbon dioxide directly into ethanol
Wednesday, October 12, 2016 - 16:13
in Physics & Chemistry
In a new twist to waste-to-fuel technology, scientists at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory have developed an electrochemical process that uses tiny spikes of carbon and copper to turn carbon dioxide, a greenhouse gas, into ethanol. Their finding, which involves nanofabrication and catalysis science, was serendipitous.