Tuesday 19 August 2014

Copper foam turns CO2 into useful chemicals

ENERGY TECH
Copper foam turns CO2 into useful chemicals
Providence RI (SPX) Aug 18, 2014 - A catalyst made from a foamy form of copper has vastly different electrochemical properties from catalysts made with smooth copper in reactions involving carbon dioxide, a new study shows. The research, by scientists in Brown University's Center for the Capture and Conversion of CO2, suggests that copper foams could provide a new way of converting excess CO2 into useful industrial chemicals. ... more


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