前沿資訊：研究人員試圖通過水實(shí)現(xiàn)能源循環(huán)

Controlling water, transforming greenhouse gases
控制水，轉(zhuǎn)化溫室氣體

At its core, this molecule is just an arrangement of one carbon and two oxygen atoms that can be reorganized through a process called electrochemical carbon dioxide reduction (CO2R) into clean fuels and useful chemicals. But the process is often done at a loss, with competing processes pulling the atoms in unwanted directions that create unwanted byproducts.
從本質(zhì)上講，該分子只是一個(gè)碳原子和兩個(gè)氧原子的排列，可以通過電化學(xué)二氧化碳還原 (CO2R) 過程重組為清潔燃料和有用的化學(xué)品。但這個(gè)過程通常是在虧損的情況下完成的，競爭過程將原子拉向不需要的方向，從而產(chǎn)生不需要的副產(chǎn)品。

In a paper published today in Nature Catalysis, researchers from the UChicago Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering's Amanchukwu Lab outlined a way to manipulate water molecules to make CO2R more efficient, with the ultimate goal of creating a clean energy loop.Through their new method, the team was able to perform CO2R with nearly 100% efficiency under mildly acidic conditions, using either gold or zinc as catalysts.
在今天發(fā)表在《自然催化》雜志上的一篇論文中，芝加哥大學(xué)普利茲克分子工程學(xué)院 Amanchukwu 實(shí)驗(yàn)室的研究人員概述了一種操縱水分子以使CO2R更高效的方法，其最終目標(biāo)是創(chuàng)建一個(gè)清潔能源循環(huán)。研究小組能夠使用金或鋅作為催化劑，在弱酸性條件下以近100%的效率進(jìn)行CO2R。

The American Chemical Society's Chemical & Engineering News recently named Amanchukwu one of its yearly Talented Twelve"young scientists who are making the world a better place through chemistry."
美國化學(xué)會的《化學(xué)與工程新聞》最近將Amanchukwu評為年度十二位“通過化學(xué)讓世界變得更美好的年輕科學(xué)家”之一。