A team of researchers affiliated with several institutes in the UK and Saudi Arabia,
The researchers wanted to reduce the number ofof carbon dioxide - one of the main industries behind the record 12% of emissions is transportation. However, reducing carbon dioxide emissions from the aviation industry has proven challenging due to the difficulty of installing heavy batteries inside aircraft. So scientists have developed a chemical process that can be used to make carbon neutral jet fuel.
The researchers presented the organic methodcombustion to convert carbon dioxide in the air into jet fuel and other products. They use an iron catalyst with added potassium and manganese along with hydrogen, citric acid and carbon dioxide heated to 350 degrees Celsius. As a result of this process, carbon atoms are separated from oxygen atoms in CO2 molecules, which then combine with hydrogen atoms to form hydrocarbon molecules that are part of liquid jet fuel. The process also produced water molecules and other products.
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Tests have shown that in 20 hours the processconverted 38% of the pressurized carbon dioxide in the chamber into jet fuel and other products. The share of jet fuel accounted for 48% of manufactured products - water, propylene and ethylene. The researchers also note that the use of this fuel in airplanes will be carbon neutral, since when it burns, it releases the same amount of carbon dioxide that is used to make it.
The researchers also claim that their processcheaper than similar methods, and it also requires less electricity. They also note that conversion systems can be installed in factories that are now emitting huge amounts of carbon dioxide.
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