University of Illinois at Chicago and U.S. Department of Energy’s Argonne National Laboratory researchers developed artificial leaf that converts carbon dioxide into usable fuel

Briefing

University of Illinois at Chicago and U.S. Department of Energy’s Argonne National Laboratory researchers developed artificial leaf that converts carbon dioxide into usable fuel

August 19, 2016

Briefing
  • Artificial Leaf – Researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago and U.S. Department of Energy’s Argonne National Laboratory created artificial leaf that converts carbon dioxide into usable energy source using sunlight, similar to photosynthesis
  • Converting Catalyst – Used metal compound called tungsten diselenide as durable catalyst (i.e. compound making carbon dioxide react more readily) to convert carbon dioxide from atmosphere
  • Expected Outcome – Find economical way to make chemical fuels more reusable with help of sunlight, as well as develop new processes to mitigate adverse effects of climate change

Accelerator
Clean Energy Generation, Distribution and Management, Climate Change and Environment

Sector
Mining and Natural Resources

Organization
The University of Illinois at Chicago, U.S. Department of Energy

Source

Original Publication Date
August 18, 2016

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