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Electricity and Carbon Dioxide Used to Generate Alternative Fuel

ScienceDaily -- ScienceDaily (Mar. 29, 2012) — Imagine being able to use electricity to power your car -- even if it's not an electric vehicle. Researchers at the UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science have for the first time demonstrated a method for converting carbon dioxide into liquid fuel isobutanol using electricity.text deleted

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LetemEatCake Champion Author Oklahoma City Posts:5,609 Points:1,206,580 Joined:Mar 2008	Message Posted: Mar 30, 2012 6:14:36 PM Ignore LetemEatCake Report Abuse Hydrogen generated by solar electricity is still a theory. The process is a long way from the practical world....perhaps 10 years or more. This is one of those wait and see deals. [Edited by: LetemEatCake at 3/30/2012 9:15:56 PM EST]
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