In the UK, Gas World reported that a pair of innovative methods designed to convert carbon dioxide (CO2) and glycerol into value-added materials with uses in sectors such as liquid hydrogen storage has been developed by a researcher from the University of Alberta, in Canada.
The two processes could help decarbonize a range of sectors including automotive, electronic, clothing, adhesives, packaging, solvents and pharmaceuticals, according to the report.
In addition to its industrial uses, methanol holds promise as a method of transporting and storing hydrogen in liquid form. When converting CO2 into methanol, water can form as a byproduct during the hydrogenation process, which deactivates a catalyst needed for the transformation, the report added.
“The conversion of CO2 into various value-added products would be a more logical idea to reduce emissions, with huge benefits for the chemical industry,” said Yanet Rodriguez Herrero, who conducted the research work.
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