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TIFR’s Carbon dioxide Conversion Process

May 15 , 2021 1316 days 824 0
  • The Tata Institute of Fundamental Research scientists have found the cheapest carbon dioxide conversion process.
  • This magnesium-assisted process mixes carbon dioxide, water and magnesium, at room temperature and pressure to get methane, methanol, formic acid and some hydrogen.
  • Magnesium carbonate is the by product.
  • It is used in the production of green cement and in the pharma industry.
  • With this process, one can make methane on Mars.
  • This is because,
    • Mars’s atmosphere is almost entirely comprised of carbon dioxide.
    • Mars has water in the form of ice.
    • Its soil contains an abundance of magnesium.

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