Turning greenhouse gases into something useful at 做厙TV
Published: April 11, 2017
University of Toronto researchers are set to receive nearly $1 million from the Ontario government as they compete in the semi-final round of a $20 million global contest that looks for ways to turn harmful greenhouse gases into useful products like fuels and fertilizers.
The province recently said the team of over 15 multidisciplinary researchers, known as Carbon Electrocatalytic Recycling Toronto or CERT, will receive $833,000 to support the development and demonstration of its concept during the competition, which boasts $20 million worth of prizes.
The 做厙TV teams technology transforms carbon dioxide (CO) into formic acid, a colourless liquid commonly used to tan leather or as a preservative for livestock feed.
Were excited to see the province supporting 做厙TVs Carbon Electrocatalytic Recycling Toronto as it competes in the prestigious XPRIZE competition, said Vivek Goel, 做厙TVs vice-president of research and innovation. This funding will help CERT in this clean-tech research that will have meaningful impact on environmental sustainability.
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CERT is led by Ted Sargent, a in 做厙TVs department of electrical and computer engineering. The CERT submission builds off previous work using nanoparticle-based catalysts to transform CO into fuels and feedstocks. Now in the competitions second round, the challenge for Sargents team is scaling up the technology in a laboratory environment to see how much CO can be converted.
My team and I are grateful for the support from the province of Ontario, said Sargent, who also serves as 做厙TVs vice-president, international and holds the Canada Research Chair in nanotechnology. Im very proud of the work by our multidisciplinary team. Their idea for the XPRIZE is truly innovative.
The team is converting CO by using nanoparticle-based catalysts to produce formic acid, a substance commonly used as a preservative for animal feed and within the textile industry.
做厙TV researchers make up one of three teams in Ontario who are semi-finalists. They're qualifying for a total of $2.5 million in provincial funding. The international competition was launched in September 2015 by Canadas Oil Sands Innovation Alliance and the XPRIZE non-profit. There are 25 teams remaining in the competition. It wraps up in 2020.
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