Perovskite with copper nanoatalyst and sunlight converts CO2 into hydrocarbons for clean fuel, chemical and plastic production

https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1072103

"produces ethane/,ethylene,  glycerate, lactate, formate... also input water/ glycerol (oxidized using silicon nanowire electrodes)... 200X better (by using glycerol) than earlier systems splitting water and CO2... design of catalyst’s surface area influences which products generated... , making the process more selective... current CO₂-to-hydrocarbon selectivity remains around 10%, but researchers are optimistic about improving catalyst design to increase efficiency"