Tag Archives: syngas

A fossil fuel technology that doesn’t pollute

By Guest PostJanuary 24, 2018Environmentabbey empfield, chemical looping, fossil fuel technology, liang shih fan, mandar kathe, pollute, syngas

Process can use coal, shale gas and biomass while consuming carbon dioxide

COLUMBUS, Ohio—Engineers at The Ohio State University are developing technologies that have the potential to economically convert fossil fuels and biomass into useful products including electricity without emitting carbon dioxide to the atmosphere. (more…)

Creating fuel from sunlight

By Guest PostOctober 29, 2013Environment, Sciencecarbon dioxide byproduct, CO2, components of syngas, creating fuel, energy mix, fossil fuel, from, jane davidson, liquid hydrocarbon fuel, methane, natural, next generation, solar power, solar simulator, sunlight, syngas, synthetic gas, tom chase, university of minnesota

Turning fossil fuel into energy is easy: You just burn it. And live with the carbon dioxide byproduct. What if we could reverse the process and turn water and carbon dioxide back into fuel?

A dream solution, but it may seem like trying to put the genie back in the bottle. (more…)