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Di injinia dɛn na Rays Yunivasiti de chenj di kabon monoksayd dairekt wan to asɛtik asid (wan kemikal we bɔku pipul dɛn kin yuz we kin mek di vinega gɛt strɔng teys) tru wan kɔntinyu katalitik riaktɔ, we kin yuz rinuɔbal ilɛktrishɔn fayn fayn wan fɔ mek tin dɛn we dɛn dɔn klin bad bad wan .
Di ilɛktrɔkɛmikal prɔses we de na di lɛbɔtri fɔ di kemikal ɛn bayɔmɔlikul injinia dɛn na Rays Yunivasiti in Brawn Skul fɔ Ɛnjinia dɔn sɔlv di prɔblɛm we dɛn bin dɔn tray fɔ ridyus di kabon monoksayd (CO) to asɛtik asid trade. Dɛn prɔses ya nid fɔ du ɔda tin dɛn fɔ mek di prɔdak klin.
Di envayrɔmɛnt frɛndli riaktɔ de yuz nanomita kubik kɔpa as di men katalis ɛn wan yunik sɔlid ilɛktrɔlayt.
Insay 150 awa we dɛn kɔntinyu fɔ wok na di lɛbɔraytri, di asɛtik asid we de insay di akyuɔs sɔlvushɔn we dis ikwipmɛnt bin mek bin rich 2%. di klin kכmכpכnt fכ di asid kכmכpכnt de hכy lεk 98%, we bεtε fa fawe pas di asid kכmכpכnt we dεn prodyuz bay we dεn tray fכ kכnvכlt kכbכn mכnoksayd fכ katalytically to likwid fiul.
Dɛn kin yuz asɛtik asid as tin fɔ kip tin dɛn we dɛn de yuz fɔ mɛn pipul dɛn wit vinega ɛn ɔda it dɛn. Dɛn kin yuz am as sɔlvɛnt fɔ ink, pent ɛn kɔtin; insay di prodakshכn fכ vaynil asetεt, vaynil asetεt na di prεkursכr fכ כdinari wayt glu.
Di Rays prɔses de bays pan wan riaktɔ na Wang in lɛbɔraytri ɛn i de mek fɔmik asid frɔm kabɔn dayɔgzayd (CO2). Dis risach bin mek wan impɔtant fawndeshɔn fɔ Wang (we dɛn jɔs dɔn pik Packard Fɛlɔ), we bin gɛt $2 milyɔn Nashɔnal Sayns Fɔdayshɔn (NSF) grant fɔ kɔntinyu fɔ fɛn we fɔ chenj grɛnhɔus gas dɛn to likwid fiul.
Wang bin tɔk se: “Wi de ɔpgrɛd wi prɔdak dɛn frɔm wan-kabɔn kemikal sɔbstans fɔmik asid to wan-kabɔn kemikal sɔbstans, we na mɔ chalenj.” “Pipul dɛn kin mek asɛtik asid insay likwid ilɛktrɔlayt, bɔt dɛn stil nɔ de du fayn ɛn di prɔdak dɛn na Di prɔblɛm we de mek ilɛktrɔlayt separet.”
Senftle bin tɔk bak se: “Fɔ tru, bɔku tɛm dɛn nɔ kin mek asɛtik asid frɔm CO ɔ CO2.” “Dis na di pɔynt: wi de absɔb di west gas we wi want fɔ ridyus ɛn tɔn am to yusful prɔdak.”
Dɛn bin tek tɛm kɔpl bitwin di kɔpa katalis ɛn di sɔlid ilɛktrɔlayt, ɛn dɛn bin transfa di sɔlid ilɛktrɔlayt frɔm di fɔmik asid riaktɔ. Wang bin tɔk se: “Sɔntɛnde, kɔpa go mek kemikal dɛn na tu difrɛn we dɛn.” "I kin ridyus di kabon monoksayd to asɛtik asid ɛn alkol. Wi bin disayn wan kiub we gɛt fes we go ebul fɔ kɔntrol di kabɔn-kabɔn kɔpl, ɛn di ed dɛn fɔ di kabɔn-kabɔn Di kɔpl de mek asɛtik asid pas ɔda prɔdak dɛn."
Senftle ɛn in tim in kɔmpyuta mɔdel ɛp fɔ rifin di shep fɔ di kub. I bin se: “Wi ebul fɔ sho di kayn ed dɛn we de na di kiub, we na mɔ kɔrɛkt say dɛn.Dɛn de ɛp fɔ brok sɔm CO ki dɛn, so dat dɛn go ebul fɔ manipul di prɔdak wan we ɔ ɔda we.” Mɔ ed sayt dɛn kin ɛp fɔ brok di rayt bond di rayt tɛm.”
Senftler se di projɛkt na gud demonstreshɔn fɔ aw tiori ɛn ɛkspiriɛns fɔ kɔnɛkt. I bin se: “Frɔm di intagreshɔn fɔ di kɔmpɔnɛnt dɛn na di riaktɔ to di atɔmik-lɛvel mɛkanism, dis na gud ɛgzampul fɔ bɔku lɛvul dɛn fɔ injinɛri.” “I fit di tim fɔ mɔlikul nanoteknɔlɔji ɛn i de sho aw wi go ebul fɔ ɛkstɛnd am to rial wɔl divays dɛn.”
Wang bin se di nɛks tin we dɛn fɔ du fɔ mek wan skel sistɛm na fɔ mek di sistɛm stebul ɛn fɔ ridyus di ɛnaji we dɛn nid fɔ di prɔses mɔ.
Rays Yunivasiti graduet studɛnt dɛn Zhu Peng, Liu Chunyan ɛn Xia Chuan, J. Evans Attwell-Welch, we na postdɔkta risachman, na di men pɔsin we de in chaj fɔ di pepa.
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