Granada Scientists Announce New Carbon Gel

Scientists at the University of Granada (UGR) claim they have invented a carbon gel that enables CO2 to be turned into hydrocarbons by electro-catalytic transformation. The doped carbon gel made up of 90% carbon and a small quantity of heavy metals acts as a highly-dispersed and effective electro-catalyst, which means it enables CO2 to be turned into hydrocarbons at a low cost, according to a university press release. The new material was developed entirely at the UGR following more than 10 years of research into carbon gels and has recently been patented by the Institution’s Office for the Transfer of Research Results. Read more