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Turning CO2 from smokestacks into products

Diagram of scheme for turning CO2 from smokestacks into products

Researchers at Stanford and SLAC are working on ways to convert waste carbon dioxide (CO2) into chemical feedstocks and fuels, turning a potent greenhouse gas into valuable products. The process is called electrochemical conversion. When powered by renewable energy sources (far left), it could reduce levels of carbon dioxide in the air and store energy from these intermittent sources in a form that can be used any time. 

Greg Stewart/SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory

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