Saturday, February 16, 2019

Artificial Leaves Absorbing Co2 from air – Better at reducing Co2 more than Natural leaves

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Plants are natural air purifiers taking in carbon dioxide and expelling oxygen through photosynthesis. Scientists build artificial leaves that can absorb carbon dioxide. We're constantly removing chunks of earth's leaf cover so we might have to find a way to help out mother nature. That's where this latest device from the University of Illinois at Chicago comes in. The researchers built "artificial leaves". These convert Co2 into breathable oxygen the process that occurs in real plants.




The artificial leaf converts Co2 into carbon monoxide and oxygen. From here, the oxygen can be released into the air, while the harmful gas can be pulled from the device and used to create synthetic fuels like methanol. The team believes their artificial leaf design is 10 times more efficient than even natural leaves. This conceptual design can play a significant role in reducing greenhouse gases in the atmosphere.

In order to implement in the real world successfully, these devices should be able to draw carbon dioxide from much more dilute sources such as air and flue gas given off by coal-burning power plants. The artificial leaf can absorb Co2 from the atmosphere to generate fuel and release oxygen simulating the process of photosynthesis

While most plants convert less than 1% of the available solar energy into chemical energy, these leaves can convert about 20% of the incident solar energy into chemical energy in the form of fuel and oxygen. The artificial leaf can single-handedly be throned as a renewable energy source while not only reducing carbon footprint but also producing large amounts of oxygen in the process.


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