Researchers can now convert CO2 from the air directly into methanol fuel

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Chemists at the University of Southern California captured carbon dioxide from the air and converted it directly into methanol in a single process, using a ruthenium-based catalyst. Methanol can be burned as fuel, used to store hydrogen, run fuel cells or serve as a building block for plastics.

via Researchers can now convert captured CO2 directly into methanol fuel | ScienceAlert

Saturday January 30th 2016