Breakthrough solar cell captures carbon dioxide and sunlight, produces burnable fuel

phys.org ^ | July 28, 2016 | Provided by: University of Illinois at Chicago

[Secret Agent Man]

And just how toxic/deadly is the new unconventional ionic liquid?

[amorphous]

Why do they leave out important considerations, like efficiency, from articles like this one?

Will the process be more efficient than a solar cell which converts the sun's energy directly to electricity which can drive much more efficient electric motors? Or, is it even as efficient as converting bio-mass, of which food and other essential byproducts are derived, into syn-gas?

Not that it matters one iota here, but has anyone besides myself noticed that we're being bombarded with good Muslims in the news of late?

[moovova]

“This must be FORBIDDEN because it burns the fuel and thus creates pollution!”

Not to mention, it removes carbon dioxide from the air.

CO2 is one of the left’s greatest weapons. Can’t eliminate that.

[GingisK]

Once they use this awhile, they will complain that there is not enough CO2 in the atmosphere.

[PIF]

Yummy in the plants’ tummies ELECTOLYTES!

[Robert DeLong]

I was thinking the very same thing.

[glock rocks]

http://www.sigmaaldrich.com/catalog/product/sial/04365?lang=en&region=US

scroll down to the safety section. Pretty caustic looking.

[Flick Lives]

solar cell captures carbon dioxide and sunlight, produces burnable fuel...

Pretty much the definition of "trees". You can make houses and furniture out of them too. And they provide nice shade in Summer.

[dhs12345]

But what happens if it uses up all of the CO2? :)

[dsrtsage]

Before I start reading this, may I ask if the commercial availability of this technology is just 5 to 10 years away?

[Harmless Teddy Bear]

Breakthrough solar cell captures carbon dioxide and sunlight, produces burnable fuel

So basically, they invented wood.

[castlegreyskull]

Maybe one day we can plug into a tree?

[Balding_Eagle]

Coal, not wood.

They want to sell the greenies a coal producing machine.

[Red Badger]

ethyl-methyl-imidazolium tetrafluoroborate sounds harmless.........................

[bert]

Immmediately on being used, the carbon goes back into the atmosphere

[Red Badger]

It’s made by muslims! What do you think?......................

[P.O.E.]

Cabbage will result in too many emissions

[Red Badger]

I can buy it at Publix and WalMart by the bagfuls!................

[Red Badger]

$55 per gallon......................

[Red Badger]

It’s ‘Carbon neutral’!......................