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Materials Science Mar 17, 2023

Novel catalyst for highly selective photoelectroreduction of carbon dioxide to ethanol

Artificial photosynthesis (AP), using sunlight to produce valuable chemicals and fuels from carbon dioxide (CO2), is a promising strategy to achieve solar energy storage as well as negative carbon cycle.

Materials Science Mar 16, 2023

Producing synthetic gas from atmospheric carbon dioxide using a transition-metal-free catalyst

Japan has declared carbon neutrality by 2050 as a government target to reduce net greenhouse gas emissions to zero by 2050. In order to substantially reduce CO2 emissions, it is important not only to control CO2 emissions ...

Nanomaterials Mar 15, 2023

High-loading single cobalt atoms on ultrathin MOF nanosheets for efficient photocatalytic carbon dioxide reduction

Using solar energy to convert CO2 into synthetic fuels is currently one of the most promising technologies to achieve carbon neutrality with the embedment of sustainable energy into our modern economy. However, the efficiency ...

Analytical Chemistry Mar 15, 2023

New method paves way for more efficient transformation of captured carbon dioxide into everyday products

An international team of researchers at the University of Sydney and the University of Toronto has developed a new acid-based electrochemical process for the conversion of CO2 captured from emission sources or directly from ...

Earth Sciences Mar 7, 2023

NASA space mission takes stock of carbon dioxide emissions by countries

A pilot project has estimated emissions and removals of carbon dioxide in individual nations using satellite measurements.

Earth Sciences Mar 7, 2023

Gas monitoring at volcanic fields outside Naples exposes multiple sources of carbon dioxide emissions

The Phlegraean volcanic fields just west of Naples, Italy, are among the top eight emitters of volcanic carbon dioxide in the world. Since 2005, the Solfatara crater—one of many circular depressions in the landscape left ...

Planetary Sciences Mar 7, 2023

Layering history shows how water and carbon dioxide have moved across Mars

Mars' south polar layered deposits of H2O and CO2 ice record its climate history. A new study links the long-term global movement of Mars' water from midlatitude to pole to a function of the planet's orbital configuration ...

Analytical Chemistry Mar 3, 2023

Unveiling the mysteries of operating voltages of lithium-carbon dioxide batteries

A team led by Prof. Tan Peng from the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) has widened our understanding of the operating voltages of lithium-carbon dioxide (Li-CO2) batteries, providing a new strategy for ...

Environment Mar 2, 2023

Wildfires in 2021 emitted a record-breaking amount of carbon dioxide

Carbon dioxide emissions from wildfires, which have been gradually increasing since 2000, spiked drastically to a record high in 2021, according to an international team of researchers led by Earth system scientists at the ...

Environment Mar 2, 2023

Battle simmers in Illinois over plans to pipe in and store millions of tons of planet-warming carbon dioxide

On a subfreezing day in January, John Feltham drove his two-seat Kawasaki utility vehicle over neatly furrowed fields glistening with snow. There were deer and coyote tracks, black crows flapping against a powder blue sky, ...

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