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May 08, 2013

New Mechanism Converts Natural Gas to Energy Faster, Captures CO2
Raleigh, NC (SPX) May 08, 2013
Chemical engineering researchers have identified a new mechanism to convert natural gas into energy up to 70 times faster, while effectively capturing the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide (CO2). "This could make power generation from natural gas both cleaner and more efficient," says Fanxing Li, co-author of a paper on the research and an assistant professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering at North Carolina State University. At issue is a process called chemical looping, in which a sol ... read more

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