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"

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