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Scientist have found a way by which the planet warming carbon dioxide can be converted in Biogas i.e. clean burning methanol.

Scientist uses a non-toxic organocatalysts to make ethanol, a biofuel that is also used as an industrial feedstock.

The Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology said the team, led by Yugen Zhang, used N-heterocyclic carbenes (NHCs), an organocatalyst in the chemical reaction with carbon dioxide.

NHCs are stable and the reaction between NHCs and carbon dioxide can take place under mild conditions in dry air, the statement said, adding only a small amount of the catalyst was needed.

The process also used hydrosilane, a combination of silica and hydrogen.

"Hydrosilane provides hydrogen, which bonds with carbon dioxide in a reduction reaction. This carbon dioxide reduction is efficiently catalyzed by NHCs even at room temperature.

Finally we could see a way to fight climate change by capturing and transforming  billions of tons of CO2 produced annually by burning fossil fuels.

 
3 comments on "Carbon dioxide can be converted into Bio Fuel"
  Commented by  M. Prabhakar Rao, Chief Executive, GreenTek Indika    | 12 28 2009 13:12:03 +0000
As I undertsand, Biogas is mixture of the below composition:

Compound		Chem	 %
Methane	CH4		50-75
Carbon dioxide		CO2	25-50
Nitrogen		N2	0-10
Hydrogen		H2	0-1
Hydrogen sulfide	H2S	0-3
Oxygen			O2	0-2

The Biogas naturally occurs in all organic materials natural degeneration process and the same can be achieved with industrial scale in disposal of most forms Organic Wastes and converted into power - Thermal or Eelctrical.

Ref:  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biogas

Hence, it may not be economically viable to convert.

However, I am open for correction, if evidence to the contrary is available.
  Commented by  M. Prabhakar Rao, Chief Executive, GreenTek Indika    | 12 28 2009 13:10:29 +0000
As I undertsand, Biogas is mixture of the below composition:

Compound		Chem	 %
Methane	CH4		50-75
Carbon dioxide		CO2	25-50
Nitrogen		N2	0-10
Hydrogen		H2	0-1
Hydrogen sulfide	H2S	0-3
Oxygen			O2	0-2

The Biogas naturally occurs in all organic materials natural degeneration process and the same can be achieved with industrial scale in disposal of most forms Organic Wastes and converted into power - Thermal or Eelctrical.

Ref:  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biogas

Hence, it may not be economically viable to convert.

However, I am open for correction, if evidence to the contrary is available.
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