A new type of super-material that could capture carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions and turn them into fuel using only sunlight has moved a step closer to reality.
Scientists at the University of Reading have used supercomputers to design hypothetical materials with the precise molecular structure needed to absorb CO2 and convert it to cheap fuel.
The photocatalyst materials would not only remove harmful CO2, released when fossil fuels are burned, from the atmosphere, but would also convert them into useful chemicals like methanol, which in turn can be used again as a fuel or in other applications.
Read the complete article published by the University of Reading, 16 November 2016
