Scientists Turn Sunlight Into Jet Fuel!

Doesn’t get more eco-friendly than
this! In a world’s first researchers
used sunlight, water and carbon
dioxide to make 'green' jet fuel.

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European scientists simulated
concentrated sunlight at a
temperature of 700 degrees Celsius to
convert water and carbon dioxide into
a gas known as syngas, which is
made out of hydrogen and carbon
monoxide.
Syngas is then turned into liquid
kerosene, which is used to power
buses and other forms of transport.
Maire Geoghegan-Quinn, European
commissioner for Research,
Innovation and Science, said to
Chemistry World: “This technology
means we might one day produce
cleaner and plentiful fuel for planes,
cars and other forms of transport.
This could greatly increase energy
security and turn one of the main
greenhouse gases responsible for
global warming into a useful
resource."
Although the technology is still in its
infancy (the researchers only
produced enough kerosene to fill a
small glass jar), scientists estimate
that a full-scale solar reactor could
produce 20,000 litres of jet fuel per
day.

Source: Chemistry World and
Gizmodo

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