New Catalyst Turns CO2 Into Valuable Methanol With Unprecedented Efficiency

A new catalyst built from isolated indium atoms allows scientists to convert CO2 into methanol more efficiently while revealing the hidden chemistry that drives the reaction.
Science Daily

Scientists turn CO2 into fuel using breakthrough single-atom catalyst

Researchers have created a cutting-edge catalyst that turns CO2 into methanol more efficiently than ever before. Instead of using clumps of metal atoms, they engineered a system where each single ...
Nature

Methanol Production from Methane Using Methanotrophs

Methanol production from methane employing methanotrophs represents a rapidly evolving intersection of microbiology, chemical engineering and renewable energy research. This bioconversion approach ...
New Atlas

Methane converted into methanol at room temperature – just add light

Scientists have developed an efficient new way to convert methane into methanol at room temperature. The technique could help reduce greenhouse gas emissions and provide a cleaner way to make key ...
Business Wire

M2X and SCGC Partner to Reduce Methane Emissions, Streamline Production of Methanol from Stranded Gas

ROCKLEDGE, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--M2X Energy, a startup company with process technology that converts stranded natural gas into low-carbon methanol, and SCG Chemicals (SCGC), a leading petrochemicals ...
Science Daily

Transition-metal-free zeolite catalyst for direct conversion of methane to methanol

Direct oxidation of methane to methanol is dominated by transition- or noble-metal-based catalysts, thus making the reaction quite expensive. To make the process efficient and cost-effective, ...

Methanol-tolerant microbial strain could make sustainable biomanufacturing more economically viable

A research team affiliated with UNIST has engineered a microbial strain capable of rapidly growing in high concentrations of ...
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KBR & Johnson Matthey Unite for Ammonia-Methanol Production

KBR, Inc. KBR has inked a deal with Johnson Matthey (JM) to license a groundbreaking ammonia-methanol co-production process. Notably, this co-production process will combine KBR's proprietary PURIFIER ...
Hydrogen Fuel News

Single-Atom Catalyst Advances Methanol Production from CO2 and Green Hydrogen

What if the basic building block for fuels and plastics didn’t come from oil or gas, but from captured CO2 and green hydrogen? You’ve probably heard the buz ...
Power Engineering

Large-scale commercial production of green fuels

The e-fuel economy takes another important step towards industrialization. Construction is about to start on Europe’s largest commercial plant to produce green methanol for marine purposes. Siemens ...
Nature

Methanol Steam Reforming for Hydrogen Production

Methanol steam reforming (MSR) has emerged as a highly promising process for on-site hydrogen production, offering a viable strategy for decarbonising energy systems. This process utilises methanol—a ...