AI Identifies Efficient Alloy for Affordable Green Hydrogen Production

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🧪 AI Identifies Efficient Alloy for Affordable Green Hydrogen Production

🫧 New Material Enhances Carbon Capture Efficiency by 90%

🐠 $6 Billion Cleanup Plan to Tackle the Pacific’s Plastic Problem

🚘 Efficient EV Battery Recycling: 98% Metal Recovery with New Rice Technique

🪸 Sea Stone Converts Seashells into Sustainable Building Products

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AI Identifies Efficient Alloy for Affordable Green Hydrogen Production LINK

• University of Toronto scientists used AI to identify a new catalyst for green hydrogen production, reducing research time from years to days by analyzing over 36,000 metal oxide combinations.

• The AI identified an alloy with ruthenium, chromium, and titanium, 20 times more stable than current benchmarks, potentially lowering the cost of green hydrogen production.

• This breakthrough could significantly reduce reliance on rare, expensive metals, making green hydrogen more affordable and accelerating global decarbonization efforts.

New Material Enhances Carbon Capture Efficiency by 90% LINK 

• Researchers created porous polymeric electrodes (PPEs) using melamine foam, carbon nanotubes, and quinone molecules to enhance CO2 capture efficiency.

• The PPEs captured 30–80 kg of CO2 per cubic meter per day with 90% material utilization, maintaining performance over 100 cycles.

• The material shows promise for direct air capture and industrial emissions reduction, though further optimization is needed for large-scale use.

$6 Billion Cleanup Plan to Tackle the Pacific’s Plastic Problem LINK

• The Ocean Cleanup claims its technology could clear the Great Pacific Garbage Patch in five years, costing $6 billion, using drones, GPS trackers, and extraction systems to remove plastic from ocean currents.

• Over the past three years, the organization has removed 45,000 kilograms of waste, but experts argue the challenge is not identification but coordinated governmental intervention to tackle the massive patch in international waters.

• Despite cleanup efforts, global plastic pollution is escalating, with Australia leading in single-use plastic waste. Consumption is projected to more than double by 2050.

Efficient EV Battery Recycling: 98% Metal Recovery with New Rice Technique LINK

• Rice University developed a flash-heating technique to recycle lithium-ion batteries, recovering 98% of valuable metals without harmful chemicals.

• This method could cut mining needs, lower costs, and promote cleaner EV battery production, boosting sustainable growth.

• With the battery market projected to grow 30% annually, this breakthrough is key to meeting the $400 billion market value, supported by government recycling initiatives.

Sea Stone Converts Seashells into Sustainable Building Products LINK 

1. Newtab-22 uses discarded seashells to create Sea Stone, a concrete-like eco-friendly alternative for small-scale products.

2. Seashells are ground and mixed with natural binders, minimizing environmental impact through a manual process.

3. Sea Stone is ideal for decorative items but not large-scale construction due to the energy required to match concrete’s strength.