VARIOUS INTERNATIONAL MEDIA: Clean air research converts toxic air pollutant into industrial chemical

Sihai Yang
Martin Schröder
Jiangnan Li

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Description

A toxic pollutant produced by burning fossil fuels can be captured from the exhaust gas stream and converted into useful industrial chemicals using only water and air thanks to a new advanced material developed by an international team of scientists.

https://www.manchester.ac.uk/discover/news/clean-air-research-converts-toxic-air-pollutant-into-industrial-chemical/

Period	22 Nov 2019 → 23 Nov 2019

Media coverage

Title	Novel material can capture and convert toxic pollutant into industrial chemical: Study
Media name/outlet	Business Standard
Media type	Web
Country/Territory	India
Date	23/11/19
Description	Researchers have developed a novel material that can capture the toxic air pollutant nitrogen dioxide which is produced during the combustion of fossil fuels, an advance that can lead to better air pollution control, and remediation technologies.
URL	https://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/novel-material-can-capture-and-convert-toxic-pollutant-into-industrial-chemical-study-119112300679_1.html
Persons	Sihai Yang

Title	Toxic fumes from car exhausts could be worth a FORTUNE as scientists develop a new technology to convert the pollutants into a chemical used in fertiliser, rocket fuel and nylon
Media name/outlet	Mail Online
Media type	Web
Country/Territory	United Kingdom
Date	22/11/19
Description	Toxic fumes from the exhaust of a diesel or biofuel engine could be worth a fortune as scientists discover a way to trap and convert them into nitric acid. The resulting chemical is used in a range of industries from the production of nylon fabrics and fertiliser to rocket fuel and explosives. University of Manchester scientists developed a 'metal-organic-framework' (MOF) system that uses water and air to capture and convert the pollutant.
URL	https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-7715209/Toxic-fumes-car-exhausts-converted-fertiliser.html
Persons	Martin Schröder, Jiangnan Li

Title	Scientists turn fossil fuel pollutant into usable industrial chemical
Media name/outlet	UPI
Media type	Web
Country/Territory	United States
Date	22/11/19
Description	Nov. 22 (UPI) -- Scientists have developed a new material, called a metal-organic framework, that successfully captures nitrogen dioxide, or NO2, a toxic pollutant produced by fossil fuel combustion.
URL	https://www.upi.com/Science_News/2019/11/22/Scientists-turn-fossil-fuel-pollutant-into-usable-industrial-chemical/8741574452508/
Persons	Sihai Yang, Jiangnan Li

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Keywords

materials
chemistry
air pollution