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CO2 waste into valuable chemicals through electrochemical reduction process - Illinois University

Objective/theme

Researchers have assessed the technical and economic feasibility of a new electrolysis technology that uses a cheap biofuel byproduct to reduce the energy consumption of the waste-to-value process by 53 percent.

Process & benefits

Conversion of CO2 to chemicals like ethylene for plastics is possible through a process called electrochemical reduction.

Finding a feed material that reduces the energy to drive the anode reaction could be a strategy for radically reducing the energy requirements of CO2 conversion.

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