Carbon monoxide reduced to valuable liquid fuels
E-Mail IMAGE: An electron microscope images shows copper nanocubes used by Rice University engineers to catalyze the transformation of carbon monoxide into acetic acid. view more Credit: Wang Group/Senftle Group/Rice University HOUSTON - (Jan. 11, 2021) - A sweet new process is making sour more practical. Rice University engineers are turning carbon monoxide directly into acetic acid -- the widely used chemical agent that gives vinegar its tang -- with a continuous catalytic reactor that can use renewable electricity efficiently to turn out a highly purified product. The electroc...
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