Korean Research Institute of Chemical Technology succeeded in increasing the energy efficiency of turning carbon dioxide into gasoline, The research team of Dr. Jun Ki-won and Dr. Kim Seok-ki at the Research Institute of Carbon Resource increased the energy efficiency up to 65 percent to 70 percent. On December 10, the team revealed that they found a reaction mechanism and succeeded in finding the catalysts.

Recently, global warming became one of the most serious problems in a global society. The main factor in this problem is carbon dioxide. The fossil fuels that we use can produce carbon dioxide. Gasoline is one of the fossil fuels. For this reason, people try to find a technique to make carbon dioxide into a valuable resource. Some power plants in South Korea also try to find ways. On December 15, the research team of Dr. Jun Ki-won and Dr. Kim Seok-ki at the Research Institute of Carbon Resource succeeded.

▲ catalysts that they found

Researchers found that the role of Cu and K as the catalyst's indirect conversion reaction. They also found out that Cu divides the carbon dioxide into carbon and oxygen, and it removes oxygen on the surface of the steel. Moreover, they found out that potassium that is attached to carbon monoxide can help carbon dioxide turn into gasoline. Through these processes, they made the catalysts and secured a stable transference number.

▲ Another photo of the Dr.Jun Ki-won and Dr. Kim Seok-ki

Nowadays, global warming is one of the most serious problems in the world that we have to solve. Among many ways to solve global warming, people try to turn carbon dioxide into gasoline. On December 15, in South Korea, the research team of Dr. Jun Ki-won and Dr. Kim Seok-ki at the Research Institute of Carbon Resource succeeded in finding the catalysts and increased the energy efficiency up to 65 percent to 75 percent.

December 22, 2019

Lim Hyeonjeong