New Catalyst for recycling Greenhouse Gases

 CO2 and methane can be turned into valuable products. But until now the catalysts required for such reactions quickly lose their effectiveness. Researches at ​Technische Universität Wien has now developed more stable alternatives. The problem has been that a layer of carbon quickly forms on these catalysts - this is called "coking" - and the catalyst loses its effect. a new approach was taken: tiny metallic nanoparticles were produced on perovskite crystals through special pre-treatment. The interaction between the crystal surface and the nanoparticles then ensures that the desired chemical reaction takes place without this coking effect. Dry Reforming of Methane has great potential to contribute to current efforts towards a sustainable energy future. Beyond that, this catalytic reaction turns two of Earth’s most abundant greenhouse gases, CO2 and CH4, into valuable synthesis gas, thus mitigating global warming.

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