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New catalytic system helps turn unwanted CO2 into fuel

Process especially useful for power utilities companies, which generate lots of CO2

Janice Heng

Janice Heng

Published Thu, May 9, 2019 · 09:50 PM

    Singapore

    FIRMS can cut emissions by efficiently converting unwanted carbon dioxide into a potential money-spinner, using a new system developed by Japanese engineering firm IHI Corporation and the Institute of Chemical and Engineering Sciences (ICES), a unit of the Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*Star).

    The reactor system, which uses a specially-developed catalyst, allows for efficient conversion of carbon dioxide and hydrogen to methane. Methane is the main component of liquefied natural gas, used for most of Singapore's electricity generation.

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