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Yale combines plasma and electricity to convert carbon dioxide
Yale researchers have described a laboratory system that couples plasma with an electrically powered catalyst to make useful chemicals from carbon dioxide.
A membrane separates the plasma from liquid while allowing reactive species to reach a copper catalyst. Yale’s September report describes products including alcohols and says further catalyst development is planned. It is a research result, not an operating commercial fuel plant.
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