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This week is action-packed with breakthroughs in energy, materials, prediction models, and more. Enjoy!

This Week’s Top 5 News Articles

⚙️ Breaking Ground: 'Mammoth' Carbon Capture Plant Activates, Setting New Climate Standard

🐔 Revolutionary Method Turns Chicken Fat into Carbon Nanostructures for Energy Storage

🥥 Welsh Partnership Turns Coconut Husk Waste into Eco-Friendly Packaging Material

🧪 Game-Changing Catalyst Transforms CO2 into Clean Methanol Fuel!

♳ Revolutionary Process Converts Plastic Waste into Sulfur-Free Diesel Fuel

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TOP 5 NEWS ARTICLES

‘Mammoth' Carbon Capture Plant Activates, Setting New Climate Standard LINK 

• The "Mammoth" plant, the world's largest carbon capture facility, has started operations in Iceland, aiming to extract and store 36,000 tons of CO2 annually using geothermal energy.

• While it marks progress towards carbon neutrality, critics argue that direct air capture (DAC) could distract from tackling climate change's underlying causes and remains costly at nearly $1,000 per ton.

• Despite skepticism, the Mammoth plant showcases carbon capture's potential in combating climate change by setting a new industry standard for scale and capacity.

Chicken Fat Revolutionizes Energy Storage with Carbon Nanostructures LINK 

• Researchers have devised a method to transform chicken fat into carbon nanostructures for supercapacitors by burning the fat and collecting soot enriched with carbon nanoparticles.

• The carbon nanoparticles are treated with thiourea to boost their electrical properties, significantly enhancing the performance of supercapacitors in terms of capacitance, durability, and energy density.

• This innovation not only recycles food waste but also promotes sustainable energy by creating efficient energy storage solutions from waste chicken fat oil.

Welsh Partnership Turns Coconut Husk Waste into Eco-Friendly Packaging Material LINK

• Woodfree and Bangor University's Biocomposites Centre are developing sustainable packaging from coconut husk fibers to reduce deforestation and reliance on plastic.

• Supported by an Innovate UK grant, the project has processed waste coconut husks into fibers for prototype packaging products.

• This effort combats environmental and health issues related to coconut waste, promoting sustainable manufacturing in the UK.

Game-Changing Catalyst Transforms CO2 into Clean Methanol Fuel! LINK

• Researchers at the University of Michigan developed a catalyst that converts CO2 into methanol, potentially reducing greenhouse gas emissions and advancing renewable energy.

• The cobalt phthalocyanine catalyst efficiently transitions CO2 to carbon monoxide and then to methanol, aiming for scalable electrochemical conversion.

• The team identified the catalyst's preference for binding CO2 over CO as a key inefficiency, planning modifications to improve methanol production efficiency.

Revolutionary Process Converts Plastic Waste into Sulfur-Free Diesel Fuel LINK

• Ames National Laboratory has developed a method to convert plastic waste into sulfur-free diesel, tackling plastic pollution and emissions.

• This one-step catalytic process directly transforms plastic polymers into clean diesel, bypassing traditional refining challenges.

• The cleaner diesel lacks sulfur, reducing pollutants compared to conventional diesel, with several patents filed for the technology.

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