Photo-catalyst converts CO2 into CO
Researchers from the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (California, United States) have developed a material that under the influence of light converts carbon dioxide (CO2) chemically into carbon monoxide (CO). By itself this is not really remarkable; however, the exceptional part is that this reaction does not create any undesirable byproducts. This discovery therefore means an important step in the direction of developing a technology that can produce fuels and other energy-dense compounds with the aid of a catalyst that operates from solar energy; at the same time this method would reduce the amount of CO2 in the atmosphere (one of the infamous greenhouse gases)...