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To: J_F_Shepard who wrote (1173640)	10/25/2019 3:39:02 PM
From: Thomas A Watson	Respond to of 1579749

well shepie as a science and technology dumber than a bag of hammer person that is all that would be available to imbeciles like you. The carbon in carbon monoxide if far less energy bound than the carbon in carbon dioxide. Anyway.. you are too stupid to understand what can be done with CO and Hydrogen... how about.... Two article about CO to useful chemicals. Efficient electrocatalytic conversion of carbon monoxide to propanol using fragmented copper Yuanjie Pang, Jun Li, Ziyun Wang, Chih-Shan Tan, Pei-Lun Hsieh, Tao-Tao Zhuang, Zhi-Qin Liang, Chengqin Zou, Xue Wang, Phil De Luna, Jonathan P. Edwards, Yi Xu, Fengwang Li, Cao-Thang Dinh, Miao Zhong, Yuanhao Lou, Dan Wu, Lih-Juann Chen, Edward H. Sargent Nature Catalysis volume 2, pages251–258 (2019) \| Download Citation Article metrics 2956 Accesses 8 Citations 13 Altmetric Metrics details Abstract The renewable-energy-powered electrocatalytic conversion of carbon dioxide and carbon monoxide into carbon-based fuels provides a means for the storage of renewable energy. We sought to convert carbon monoxide—an increasingly available and low-cost feedstock that could benefit from an energy-efficient upgrade in value—into n-propanol, an alcohol that can be directly used as engine fuel. Here we report that a catalyst consisting of highly fragmented copper structures can bring C1 and C2 binding sites together, and thereby promote further coupling of these intermediates into n-propanol. Using this strategy, we achieved an n-propanol selectivity of 20% Faradaic efficiency at a low potential of -0.45?V versus the reversible hydrogen electrode (ohmic corrected) with a full-cell energetic efficiency of 10.8%. We achieved a high reaction rate that corresponds to a p & David Sinton News Center A ‘Silver Bullet’ for the Chemical Conversion of Carbon Dioxide Science Snapshots By Lori Tamura • May 23, 2019 Share Tweet Reddit Share 0 Shares Scientists discover a surprising first step in the chemical transformation of carbon dioxide using a silver catalyst. (Credit: Berkeley Lab) Fossil fuels are the lifeblood of modern societies, but their increased use releases carbon dioxide, a climate-warming greenhouse gas, faster than plants can recycle it via photosynthesis. Now, a powerful combination of experiment and theory has revealed atomic-level details about how silver helps transform carbon dioxide gas into a reusable form. The results, reported in the journal Nature Communications, will help in the design of more efficient metal catalysts. “Before, people always thought that the process was the same on all metals,” said Berkeley Lab researcher Yifan Ye, one of the study’s authors. “But now, we have discovered that there are other options for reactions. This is new chemistry, and it’s a new reaction pathway.” Metals such as silver facilitate the transformation (or “reduction”) of carbon dioxide into carbon monoxide (CO), which is used to synthesize other useful chemicals. The work revealed a surprising first step in this process that hadn’t been seen nor suggested before. Ultimately, the researchers hope to optimize carbon dioxide catalysis by using additives or metal alloys. The work involved a close collaboration between theorists from Caltech and experimentalists from Berkeley Lab’s Advanced Light Source, working together under the umbrella of the Joint Center for Artificial Photosynthesis, a Department of Energy Energy Innovation Hub.