Nano-sponges of solid acid transform carbon dioxide to fuel and plastic waste to chemicals

Solve two problems at one stroke

03-Aug-2020 - Solid acids are amongst the most essential heterogeneous catalysts, which have the potential to replace environmentally harmful liquid acids, in some of the most important processes, such as hydrocarbon cracking, alkylation, as well as plastic waste degradation and carbon dioxide to fuel ...

Closing the carbon cycle to stop climate change

Defects in nanosilica can save planet earth from global warming

20-Mar-2020 - An excessive amount of carbon dioxide is the main cause of climate change. One of the best approaches is to capture and convert carbon dioxide (CO2) into fuel such as methane. On the other hand, a sustainable way to solve the energy problem is to generate alternative energy source, however, ...

Creation of coherent states in molecules by incoherent electrons

24-Oct-2017 - In a breakthrough experiment using a novel negative ion momentum imaging technique, researchers from Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai India and Open University, Milton Kyenes, UK have shown -- for the first time -- that incoherent electrons displaying their quantum mechanical ...

Superconductivity of pure Bismuth crystal at 0.00053 K

06-Dec-2016 - The properties of the 83rd element of the periodic table, namely, Bismuth (Bi) have been studied for more than a century and still continues to draw enormous scientific interests due to its anomalous electronic properties. Bulk rhombohedral Bismuth (Bi) at ambient pressure is a semi-metal and it ...

Novel functionalized nanomaterials for CO2 capture

11-May-2016 - Climate change due to excessive CO2 levels is one of the most serious problems mankind has ever faced. This has resulted in abrupt weather patterns such as flood and drought, which are extremely disruptive and detrimental to life, as we have been witnessing in India in recent years. Mitigating ...