June 13, 2013

UA Researchers design a catalyst that neutralizes the gases responsible for climate change



Toxic gases coming from industry, combustion plants or vehicle emissions that are responsible for increasing the greenhouse effect that have been turned into harmless gases by technology.

Researchers at the University of Alicante have developed and patented a novel catalyst capable of decomposing nitrous oxide, a gaseous compound harmful to the environment associated with the destruction of the ozone layer and global warming of the planet, and turn it into a harmless gas.

This new technology, developed by the Research Group in Carbon Materials and Environmental allows, through a catalytic system active, efficient and stable over time, to eliminate nitrous oxide decomposing it into nontoxic products, purifying the gases emitted by industries related to the production of fertilizers, plastics and coal burning plants to produce electricity or vehicles.