Energy media highlight UC project to turn greenhouse gas into ethylene - University of Cincinnati
Energy media highlight UC project to turn greenhouse gas into ethylene | University of Cincinnati
Knowridge: Scientists turn greenhouse gas into plastics
UC engineering professor is developing new ways of making in-demand chemical
Knowridge Science Report highlighted a University of Cincinnati engineer's innovative methods to convert carbon dioxide into ethylene, a chemical compound that is used in diverse manufacturing processes around the world.
Associate Professor Jingjie Wu in UC's College of Engineering and Applied Science and his research partners developed an efficient method for converting carbon dioxide to ethylene, a key ingredient in plastics and many other uses.
Ethylene has been called “the world’s most important chemical,” used in everything from textiles to antifreeze to vinyl. The chemical industry generated 225 million metric tons of ethylene in 2022.
Wu said the process holds promise for one day producing ethylene through green energy instead of fossil fuels. It has the added benefit of removing carbon from the atmosphere.
His research team's findings were published in the journal Nature Chemical Engineering.
Read the Knowridge Science Report story.
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In his chemical engineering lab, Associate Professor Jingjie Wu is refining a process that converts carbon dioxide into ethylene. Photo/Andrew Higley/UC Marketing + Brand
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