{"id":32360,"date":"2023-05-05T13:11:10","date_gmt":"2023-05-05T12:11:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.innovationnewsnetwork.com\/?p=32360"},"modified":"2023-05-05T13:11:10","modified_gmt":"2023-05-05T12:11:10","slug":"electrolyzers-carbon-dioxide-sustainable-bioproduct","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.innovationnewsnetwork.com\/electrolyzers-carbon-dioxide-sustainable-bioproduct\/32360\/","title":{"rendered":"Using electrolysers to turn carbon dioxide into a sustainable bioproduct"},"content":{"rendered":"

The creation of the sustainable bioproduct, acetic acid, out of carbon monoxide derived from captured carbon is the newest way researchers are helping the push towards net-zero<\/h2>\n

Carbon capture and transportation are crucial for the journey towards net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050, a target laid out by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law of 2021.<\/p>\n

The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and reducing carbon emissions<\/h3>\n

The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, also known as the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, is an investment into United States infrastructure, workers, families and competitiveness.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe infrastructure deal includes<\/a> more than $62bn for the US Department of Energy (DOE) to deliver a more equitable clean energy future for the American people\u201d<\/p>\n

Finding a novel catalyst to create a sustainable bioproduct<\/h3>\n

Researchers from Northwestern University, along with an international team of collaborators, have been working to create acetic acid. Although, it\u2019s the way this acid is created that may help the continued mitigation of the climate crisis.<\/p>\n

Derived from captured carbon, the innovation uses a novel catalyst created in the lab of Professor Ted Sargent that could spur new interest in carbon capture and storage.<\/p>\n

New interest in carbon capture and storage<\/h3>\n

“Carbon capture is feasible today from a technical point of view, but not yet from an economic point of view,” Sargent said.<\/p>\n

Carbon capture is feasible today from a technical point of view, but not yet from an economic point of view<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

“By using electrochemistry to convert captured carbon<\/a> into products with established markets, we provide new pathways to improving these economics, as well as a more sustainable source for the industrial chemicals that we still need.”<\/p>\n

Published in the journal Nature, the alternative method takes place via a two-step process.<\/p>\n