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Turning CO2 Into Useful Products: The Role of Catalysts in Protecting Our Planet.

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: Climate change is one of the biggest problems our planet faces, caused by too many greenhouse gases (GHGs) in the atmosphere. The most important GHG produced by humans is carbon dioxide (CO2). To slow down global warming, we need to reach net zero CO2 emissions by balancing the amount of CO2 we release with the amount we remove. One exciting way to help us to do this is by turning CO2, often seen as waste, into useful products and energy. To make this possible, scientists use special substances called catalysts. In this article we show how some amazing materials like zeolites and OMS (ordered mesoporous silica) can act as catalysts to help transform CO2 into valuable products and energy, opening up a new way to protect our planet and helping to fight climate change.

Source: Frontiers for Young Minds

DOI: 10.3389/frym.2025.1557516

Author: Alexandra Velty

Institutions: Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Universitat Politècnica de València

Language: English

Topic: Carbon dioxide utilization in catalysis

Subfield: Process Chemistry and Technology

Field: Chemical Engineering

Domain: Physical Sciences

SDGs: Climate action, Responsible consumption and production

Open Access status: diamond

Funders: Instituto de Tecnología Química, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Universitat Politècnica de València