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Scientists turn carbon dioxide into coal at room temperature

Cosmos Magazine - Tue 26 Feb 19

Breakthrough could revolutionise carbon capture and storage. Nick Carne reports.

Climate rewind: Scientists turn carbon dioxide back into coal

Phys.org - Tue 26 Feb 19

Researchers have used liquid metals to turn carbon dioxide back into solid coal, in a world-first breakthrough that could transform our approach to carbon capture and storage.

Climate rewind: Scientists turn carbon dioxide back into coal, ScienceDaily - Wed 27 Feb 19

Liquid metal turns back time on fossil fuel burning

Chemistry World - Tue 5 Mar 19

Electrochemical reduction with liquid metal electrode converts carbon dioxide back into carbon

Electrochemical method converts CO2 to graphite-like solids and other forms of carbon

CandEN - Sun 3 Mar 19

Liquid-metal-based catalyst containing cerium functions at room temperature and resists deactivation

New process could capture CO2 and make it coal again

ZME Science - Wed 27 Feb 19

"Poetic justice" comes to mind.

Scientists turn carbon dioxide back to coal in world-first

Daily Mail - Tue 26 Feb 19

The research team, led by RMIT University in Australia, developed the technique which they say offers an 'alternative pathway' for safely removing the greenhouse gas from our atmosphere.

Green heads will explode over new renewable process: CO2 to Coal

Watts Up With That? - Sun 3 Mar 19

Move over wind farms. Step aside acres of solar panels. There’s a new renewable energy source coming down the pike, and it has the potential to put the others out of business. And, ironically, ...

Scientists just figured out how to turn CO2 back into coal

Fastcompany Tech - Thu 28 Feb 19

Storing liquid CO2 that we suck from the air is difficult. But what if we just put the coal back in the ground? In the not-too-distant future, industrial plants might start turning captured ...

Liquid metal catalyst solidifies CO2 for safe storage

The Engineer - Wed 27 Feb 19

In what is claimed to be a world first, researchers have used a liquid metal catalyst to turn CO2 back into solid coal, an advance with implications for carbon capture and storage. Published ...

Scientists turn CO2 back into coal

UPI - Wed 27 Feb 19

Scientists in Australia have developed a way to turn carbon dioxide back into coal, a first.

Scientists Turn Carbon Dioxide Back Into Coal

Laboratory Equipment - Tue 26 Feb 19

NewsA new technique can efficiently convert CO2 from gas into solid particles of carbon.Contributed Author: RMIT UniversityTopics: Chemistry

Scientists Turn Atmospheric CO2 Into Coal

Science Blog - Fri 1 Mar 19

Scientists say they have found a way to pull carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and turn it into coal, after which it can be stored cheaply and safely underground. The findings, published in ...

Scientists turn carbon dioxide back into coal in a world-first breakthrough

The Hindu - Thu 28 Feb 19

Scientists have turned carbon dioxide back into coal in a world-first breakthrough which could lead to cleaner air. They say the ground-breaking tec