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A new catalyst can turn methane into something useful. MIT chemical engineers have devised a way to capture methane, a potent greenhouse gas, and convert it into polymers.
MIT chemical engineers designed a catalyst that can convert methane into useful polymers, which could help reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
The new catalyst works at room temperature and atmospheric pressure, which could make it easier and more economical to deploy at sites of methane production, such as power plants and cattle barns. Creating a system that incorporates both enzymes and artificial catalysts is a “smart strategy,” says Damien Debecker, a professor at the Institute of Condensed Matter and Nanosciences at the University of Louvain, Belgium. By unlocking this constraint and mastering the art of chemo-enzymatic cooperation, hybrid catalysis becomes key-enabling: It opens new perspectives to run complex reaction systems in an intensified way,” says Debecker, who was not involved in the research.
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