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Carbon dioxide to Make Jet Fuel, Study Reveals

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Aircrafts release a lot of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere which contributes to climate change. A research that was conducted by Science News and reported on December, 22 2020 stated that there was a new iron-based catalyst that has been invented to convert carbon dioxide into jet fuel.

It is only a matter of time that carbon dioxide pumped to the atmosphere by planes could be sucked and used to power the same. The air travel’s footprint in carbon emissions could be tremendously curtailed, if the carbon dioxide that is released is recycled to generate fuel.

As per Science News reports, Air transport contributes to about 12 percent of the entire transportation carbon-related emissions. Unlike cars, aircrafts cannot carry bigger batteries which can be run on electricity generated from wind or solar panels.

The current breakthrough in the conversion of carbon dioxide to fuel involves cheap ingredients such as iron and transformed through a single step. Previously, the process relied on expensive catalysts like cobalt and required a series of chemical processes. 

The process of manufacturing jet fuel from carbon dioxide involves the reaction of carbon dioxide and hydrogen gas. The catalyst enhances the separation of carbon and oxygen from carbon dioxide molecules. The carbon links with hydrogen and form the hydrocarbon molecules that produce jet fuel. 


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