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Scientists Accidentally Discover Efficient Process to Turn CO2 Into Ethanol
Popular Mechanics ^
| October 17, 2016
| Avery Thompson
Posted on 11/25/2016 4:11:06 PM PST by Enchante
Scientists at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory in Tennessee have discovered a chemical reaction to turn CO2 into ethanol, potentially creating a new technology to help avert climate change. Their findings were published in the journal ChemistrySelect.
The researchers were attempting to find a series of chemical reactions that could turn CO2 into a useful fuel, when they realized the first step in their process managed to do it all by itself. The reaction turns CO2 into ethanol, which could in turn be used to power generators and vehicles.
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TOPICS: Business/Economy; News/Current Events; Technical; US: Iowa; US: Tennessee; US: Texas
KEYWORDS: climate; co2; energy; environment; ethanol; hydrocarbons; iowa; kimreynolds; maga; oakridge; opec; science; tedcruz; tennessee; texas
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Sounds pretty amazing if it proves cost-effective. Not that I share the liberal hysteria about "climate change"....
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posted on
11/25/2016 4:11:06 PM PST
by
Enchante
To: Enchante
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posted on
11/25/2016 4:13:25 PM PST
by
Dr. Bogus Pachysandra
(Don't touch that thing Don't let anybody touch that thing!I'm a Doctor and I won't touch that thing!)
To: Enchante
“Not that I share the liberal hysteria about “climate change”.... “
The lead article in the Tampa Tribune today was titled something like, “Rising sea level makes costal property worthless.” Obviously, they haven’t tried to buy a condo on the beach recently.
To: Enchante
Does the process cost more energy than is contained by the Ethanol?
If it does, then the Ethanol isn’t ‘fuel’. It’s just a bait for government subsidy.
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posted on
11/25/2016 4:15:48 PM PST
by
agere_contra
(I will be glad and rejoice in your love, for You saw my affliction and knew the anguish of my soul.)
To: Dr. Bogus Pachysandra
I’m having a cold bottle of CO2 as we speak. It’s Belgium, so they’re exporting their CO2 here.
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posted on
11/25/2016 4:17:37 PM PST
by
AFreeBird
(BEST. ELECTION. EVER!)
To: Enchante
"A new technology to help avert climate change." Yeah....right.
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posted on
11/25/2016 4:17:46 PM PST
by
unread
(Joe McCarthy was right.......)
To: Enchante
Looks like it makes Jack Daniels, too.
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posted on
11/25/2016 4:19:22 PM PST
by
E. Pluribus Unum
(President Trump is coming, and the rule of law is coming with him.)
To: Enchante
The reaction turns CO2 into ethanol, which could in turn be used to power generators and vehicles. That's nothing. My body has a reaction that turns ethanol into pee. Ah, science.
To: Dr. Bogus Pachysandra
Better yet we can supercharge the dickens out of methanol fueled engines to make horsepower! Yahoo! 1000 hp here we come!
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posted on
11/25/2016 4:20:59 PM PST
by
Nuc 1.1
(Nuc 1 Liberals aren't Patriots. Remember 1789!)
To: agere_contra
"It’s just a bait for government subsidy."DING...DING...DING... We have a winner.....
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posted on
11/25/2016 4:21:29 PM PST
by
unread
(Joe McCarthy was right.......)
To: Enchante
Averting a non existant hazard seems like a sure thing. If everybody doesn’t die in 50 years, the environuts can claim that they were successful.
To: Enchante
This is the worst thing that could ever have happened. We may now be forced to sell corn as food. There will be no more need to subsidize the transformation of corn into really expensive internal combustion fuel.
There will now be a shortage of CO2 and we will have MAN MADE global cooling.
The horror!!!
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posted on
11/25/2016 4:21:45 PM PST
by
stevem
To: Enchante
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posted on
11/25/2016 4:24:05 PM PST
by
Cicero
(Marcus Tullius)
To: Enchante
Wonderful. Now they will mandate 25% ethanol in gasoline and none of my small engines will make it through even one season.
To: Gen.Blather
It would be worthless in what, 10,000+ years?
I think that’s enough time to arrange for “different” coastal property. These people are panic mongers, worry warts.
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posted on
11/25/2016 4:24:53 PM PST
by
HiTech RedNeck
(Embrace the Lion of Judah and He will roar for you and teach you to roar too. See my page.)
To: Enchante
Oh no, now they’ll put more of that crap in our gas.
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posted on
11/25/2016 4:26:11 PM PST
by
beethovenfan
(I always try to maximize my carbon footprint.)
To: stevem
Not only that, but we’ll use up all the CO2 and the trees will die!
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posted on
11/25/2016 4:26:18 PM PST
by
MV=PY
(The Magic Question: Who's paying for it?)
To: agere_contra
Maybe solar panels covering the deserts would make it go!
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posted on
11/25/2016 4:27:24 PM PST
by
HiTech RedNeck
(Embrace the Lion of Judah and He will roar for you and teach you to roar too. See my page.)
To: beethovenfan
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posted on
11/25/2016 4:27:51 PM PST
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HiTech RedNeck
(Embrace the Lion of Judah and He will roar for you and teach you to roar too. See my page.)
To: Enchante
pretty soon they’ll be sucking all the CO2 outa the air and plants will be dying, then they will complain about that.
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posted on
11/25/2016 4:38:20 PM PST
by
b4me
(If Jesus came to set us free, why are so many professed Believers still in chains?)
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