Researchers propose a method for recycling atmospheric CO 2 into liquid methanol fuel by using artificial marine-based floating islands that function as solar methanol facilities, where solar or wind energy powers hydrogen production and CO 2 extraction from seawater via photovoltaic cells that convert sunlight into electrical energy; the findings suggest potential mechanisms to create synthetic fuels with no net CO 2 emissions.
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Article #19-02335: "Renewable CO 2 recycling and synthetic fuel production in a marine environment," by Bruce D. Patterson et al .
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Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences