For a long time, scientists have been dreaming of mimicking photosynthesis, using the energy of sunlight to draw hydrocarbon fuels from carbon dioxide and water. According to "Science" magazine's report on the 7th, the team of chemists of the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology allowed a new type of inexpensive chemical catalyst to work with record-breaking efficiency, making it possible to efficiently use the power of solar cells to decompose carbon dioxide into energy. Carbon monoxide and oxygen. It is reported that when carbon dioxide is decomposed into carbon monoxide and oxygen, the conversion process begins and carbon monoxide can continue to combine with hydrogen to form various hydrocarbon fuels. For example, adding 4 hydrogen atoms to each carbon monoxide can generate fuel methanol, which is powered by new energy vehicles. Over the past 20 years, researchers have discovered many catalysts, the best of which is the relatively cheap copper oxide, but the team led by Michael Grès stumbled upon a new catalyst made of copper and tin oxides. It does not decompose too much water like copper oxide catalysts, and the resulting product is almost pure carbon monoxide. According to the new progress in this week's "Nature and Energy", in order to increase the conversion efficiency of the catalyst, the research team re-created a copper oxide nanowire electrode with a large surface area and covered it with a single atomic-thick tin layer. Research shows that the resulting catalyst can convert 90% of carbon dioxide into carbon monoxide, oxygen and Other by-products, setting a new record. Industry experts believe that although the price of this conversion production is not enough to compete with fossil fuels, it may one day lead the way in the production of an important and unlimited amount of liquid fuels from the sun, water and carbon dioxide and further promote the The development of storage of renewable energy in chemical fuels. (Reporter Fang Linlin) Ningbo Kyson Cool Electronic Technology Co., Ltd. , https://www.kysonrefrigeration.com