Scientists at Ohio University in the United States have
developed a method to convert carbon dioxide into methane using nickel
catalysts. Through this method, we can recycle carbon dioxide.
Carbon dioxide is released in large quantities from factories
and some other places in most parts of the world. Recycling this carbon dioxide
gas is a modern research. Many researchers are saying that by recycling it, we
can control the amount of carbon dioxide.
Therefore, such research can reduce the amount of carbon dioxide and also produce the methane gas we need. Reducing carbon dioxide has become a major challenge in the current era.
Nickel-based catalysts have been used to convert carbon
dioxide into methane at low temperatures due to their low cost, high activity,
and high compatibility. This discovery paves the way for further research using
nickel-based catalysts in the future. It will help various scientists to
develop new synthetic methods for the production of methane and carbon dioxide
recycling.
These scientists have used nickel as a catalyst to convert
carbon dioxide into methane, which is a good thing because nickel is a cheap
and widely available element. The nickel atoms that make this conversion can be
used to produce a fuel with high energy content at a low cost. So when this
synthetic methane fuel is produced and sold, its price is likely to be very
low.
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Methan formula CH4 |
There are many ways to capture carbon, and it is not enough
for scientists from one field to do research on this. Researchers from many
fields need to do research on this. Only then can carbon capture methods be
further improved.
Scientists believe that converting carbon dioxide into fuel
is more beneficial for the earth than renewable electricity because it can
create a carbon cycle. After methane gas is burned, it turns into carbon dioxide.
When that carbon dioxide is converted back into methane gas,
scientists say that global warming is greatly reduced. Such discoveries will
pave the way for a continuous cycle of energy production without global
warming.
Although many efforts have been made to convert carbon
dioxide into a useful substance, such useful changes will be very important in
the future.
If such discoveries come in the future, the environment will
be cleaner and we will get the gas we need through recycling.