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Scientists design new material that could both capture CO2 emissions AND turn them back into fuel

November 25, 2016
by Stephen Kimbell
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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

About the Author
Stephen Kimbell is a specialist in business strategy and deal doing. He is an investor, an entrepreneur and an experienced non-executive director. During his many years in the corporate finance world, as a lawyer, a company director and as an academic, Stephen has helped numerous companies achieve success.
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