Stanford engineers create a catalyst that can turn carbon dioxide into gasoline 1,000 times more efficiently

Chengshuang Zhou holds vials of ruthenium, left, and the coated catalyst, while Matteo Cargnello holds the pipe used for the reaction experiments. (Image credit: Mark Golden)
Feb 9 2022
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Stanford researchers are working to turn captured carbon into carbon-neutral fuels using a new catalyst they invented which increased the production of long-chain hydrocarbons in chemical reactions by some 1,000 times over existing methods.