A University of Guelph chemist has found a novel way to turn methane into methanol, a discovery that may help stem global warming and create useful industrial products at the same time.
A University of Guelph chemist has found a novel way to turn methane into methanol, a discovery that may help stem global warming and create useful industrial products at the same time.
Now Dr. Aicheng Chen, a professor in the College of Engineering and Physical Sciences, hopes to work with industry partners to bring his nano-based chemical catalyst to market. The University’s Research Innovation Office has applied for a patent.
Chen and his research team described their work in a paper published this summer in the Journal of Materials Chemistry A.
They hope their find will help to solve two problems at once – one environmental, the other industrial.
Read more at University of Guelph
Photo Credit: Knarrhultpia via Pixabay
