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A breakthrough discovery in carbon capture conversion for ethylene production
New method converts carbon dioxide into chemical
13-Sep-2022
A team of researchers led byMeeneshSingh at University of Illinois Chicago has discovered a way to convert 100% of carbon dioxide captured fromindustrial exhaustinto ethylene, a key building block for plastic products. Their findings are published inCell Reports Physical Science. While ...
Developing tech to eliminate ‘forever chemicals’ from water
Funding from DOE’s National Alliance for Water Innovation supports UIC research
03-Aug-2022
Engineers at the University of Illinois Chicago have been awarded just over $1 million from the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Alliance for Water Innovation to build a system that selectively removes and destroys poly- and perfluorinated substances, commonly called PFAS and referred to as ...
Scientists develop environmentally safe, frost-resistant coatings
A longer-lasting alternative to conventional deicers
05-Apr-2022
Airports are busy, especially during the winter. As passengers wait to board, delays get longer when airplanes need to be dowsed with thousands of gallons of deicing fluids that help them fight the frigid winter. But as soon as the plane takes off, most of the liquid is gone from the surface of ...
Scavenger nanoparticles could make fuel cell-powered vehicles a reality
New material prevents inexpensive catalysts from degrading
04-Apr-2022
Engineers at the University of Illinois Chicago are among a collaborative team that has developed a material that could give fuel cell systems a competitive edge over the battery systems that currently power most electric vehicles. In contrast to lithium batteries, fuel cell technology relies on ...
Revolutionizing carbon capture technology
Stackable artificial leaf uses less power than lightbulb to capture 100 times more carbon than other systems
31-Jan-2022
Engineers at the University of Illinois Chicago have built a cost-effective artificial leaf that can capture carbon dioxide at rates 100 times better than current systems. Unlike other carbon capture systems, which work in labs with pure carbon dioxide from pressurized tanks, this artificial leaf ...
Combining sunlight and wastewater nitrate to make the world’s No. 2 chemical
UIC engineers convert nitrates to ammonia in sustainable electrochemical reaction with high solar-to-fuel efficiency
10-Sep-2021
Engineers at the University of Illinois Chicago have created a solar-powered electrochemical reaction that notonly uses wastewater tomake ammonia — the secondmost-producedchemical in the world — but also achieves a solar-to-fuel efficiency that is 10 times better thanany ...
'Swiss Army knife' catalyst can make natural gas burn cleaner
Lowering the combustion temperature for methane
14-Jan-2021
Reza Shahbazian-Yassar, professor of mechanical and industrial engineering at the University of Illinois Chicago and colleagues facilitated the development of a cutting edge "Swiss Army knife" catalyst made up of 10 different elements - each of which on its own has the ability to reduce the ...
Manipulating atoms to make better superconductors
05-Mar-2020
Scientists have been interested in superconductors - materials that transmit electricity without losing energy - for a long time because of their potential for advancing sustainable energy production. However, major advances have been limited because most materials that conduct electricity have ...
Materials could delay frost up to 300 times longer than existing anti-icing coatings
26-Mar-2019
Most techniques to prevent frost and ice formation on surfaces rely heavily on heating or liquid chemicals that need to be repeatedly reapplied because they easily wash away. Even advanced anti-icing materials have problems functioning under conditions of high humidity and subzero conditions, ...
Nano-sandwiching improves heat transfer, prevents overheating in nanoelectronics
17-Sep-2018
Sandwiching two-dimensional materials used in nanoelectronic devices between their three-dimensional silicon bases and an ultrathin layer of aluminum oxide can significantly reduce the risk of component failure due to overheating, according to a new study published in the journal of Advanced ...
