NETL Innovation Efficiently Converts CO2 Into Acetate for Use in a Variety of Popular Products
July 07, 2023
July 07, 2023
PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, July 7 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Energy's National Energy Technology Laboratory issued the following news on July 6, 2023:
NETL researchers have developed a biocatalyst with 99% efficiency that can convert carbon dioxide (CO2), a waste product of fossil energy industries that warms the planet and causes climate change, into acetate -- an ingredient used in many products like cleaning supplies, textiles, and as a potential feedstock for biofuels.
NETL researchers have developed a biocatalyst with 99% efficiency that can convert carbon dioxide (CO2), a waste product of fossil energy industries that warms the planet and causes climate change, into acetate -- an ingredient used in many products like cleaning supplies, textiles, and as a potential feedstock for biofuels.