According to a report recently organized by the Physicists Organization Network, scientists from the University of Surrey in the United Kingdom published a paper in the latest issue of Applied Catalysis B: Environment, claiming that they have developed a cost-effective super catalyst that can be recycled to cause global warming. The two major greenhouse gases, methane and carbon dioxide, are expected to replace existing carbon capture technologies and bring about practical results in curbing global carbon emissions.
At the recent United Nations Climate Change Conference in Bonn, Germany, the “Global Carbon Plan†released a research report stating that carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuels and industrial production have broken the zero growth in the past three years and rebounded in 2017 and are expected to increase by two Times. Experts believe that the transition of global energy models from fossil fuels to low-carbon or zero-emission clean energy is too slow. It has been very difficult to avoid a global temperature increase of 2°C by the end of the century, and the goal of achieving an increase of 1.5°C is far from attainable.
Although existing carbon capture technologies can be popularized, the cost is too high and most technologies require various extreme conditions to ensure success. University of Surrey scientist Tom Reina and colleagues, by adding tin and antimony dioxide to a powerful nickel-based catalyst, have acquired a new super catalyst that can convert carbon dioxide and methane into artificial natural gas for fuel production. And raw materials for various chemical products.
Reina said that the goal that climate scientists have been pursuing is to find ways to reverse the harmful effects of harmful gases on the atmosphere. The new super catalyst can not only remove these harmful gases, but also convert them into renewable fuels in one go. “This recycling of carbon dioxide is a viable alternative to the traditional carbon capture technology and will have a tangible effect on the health of the planet.†The Rena team has applied for a patent and is looking for a partner, hoping to use this technology as soon as possible to create Change the great value of the world. (Reporter Nie Cuirong)