Synthetic methanol – a green fuel?
Synthetic methanol’s green credentials arise from its potential to be completely CO2 neutral. The most likely future mass-production of the fuel is by using electrochemical techniques to combine oxygen, hydrogen and carbon:

• Carbon could be sourced from carbon dioxide recovered from the atmosphere using either large scale extraction facilities or biomass.
• Oxygen would be taken from the atmosphere already contained in the CO2 molecule.
• Hydrogen would be acquired through the electrolysis of water; challenges remain in the electrical power required; in a green future, this could be supplied from renewable sources, an issue already being addressed by supporters of hydrogen as a fuel.
• Synthetic methanol can also be supplemented by production from biomass sources where properly sustainable.
• Methanol can be produced easily from a wide variety of feedstocks. (more…)Advertisement: Hybrid Carsnews and information about hybrid cars and their impact on environment


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