Researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago have made breakthrough progress in the research and development of solar photosynthesis batteries. They only need sunlight as energy to capture carbon dioxide in the atmosphere and convert it into hydrocarbon fuel. The study was funded by the National Science Foundation and the U.S. Department of Energy. The results were published in the July 29 issue of the journal Science. Related patent applications have also been approved. The new battery is not photovoltaic but photosynthesis. Unlike traditional solar cells, which convert sunlight into electricity and store it in bulky batteries, this new device can be used as a plant to remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and efficiently produce high-density fuel. It can be described as one stone and two birds. Plants use solar energy to capture energy. Carbon dioxide produces sugar). It mainly uses a transition metal sulfide electrocatalyst (TMDC) and a novel ethyl-methyl-imidazolium tetrafluoroborate ion solution as an electrolyte. This catalyst is more efficient and cheaper than traditional precious metal catalysts (such as silver) - one thousand times faster and only one-twentieth the cost; the new ionic solution ensures that the catalyst is not poisoned in this wild reduction reaction And oxidation. The researchers believe that the technology is expected to be used on a large scale like a solar farm, and it can be used on Mars, whose atmospheric component is carbon dioxide, if it can find water on it. "" Furniture Glass,Glass Shower Door,Furniture Toughened Glass,Tempered Glass Fence SHANDONG TOP LEADER GLASS CO.,LTD , https://www.topleaderglass.com
Breakthrough in Solar Photosynthesis Battery