DAEJEON, May 1 (Korea Bizwire) — A single hectare of bamboo forest (6,200 plants) can absorb 35.5 tons of carbon dioxide every year, a recent study has revealed. The National Institute of Forest Science (NiFoS) announced Wednesday that bamboo plants excel at absorbing carbon dioxide, even more so than Korean red pines (9.7 tons), sawtooth [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 30 (Korea Bizwire) — The Seoul city government will issue penalties to drivers of cars that emit large volumes of carbon dioxide in central Seoul starting next month as part of its ongoing efforts to curb air pollution. Owners of vehicles that are categorized as Grade 5 in terms of emission will be [...]
DAEJEON, Jun. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — False cypress, similar to the hinoki cypress, was found to be capable of demonstrating robust growth and an excellent capability of absorbing carbon dioxide (CO2). False cypress, among other conifer trees, is known to have the strongest resistance against sulfite gas and CO2. False cypress is also known to [...]
SEOUL, Jun. 4 (Korea Bizwire) — A group of South Korean researchers on Tuesday said they have developed a simple and efficient process to make clean energy from carbon dioxide (CO2), which is cited as a major cause of global warming. The system that uses plain water, catalysts made from reusable and cheap zinc or [...]
DAEJEON, Apr. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — A South Korean research team led by professor Song Hyun-joon from Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) developed an electrocatalyst that turns more than 70 percent of carbon dioxide into ethylene without causing significant byproducts. Ethylene is one of the primary materials used in the petrochemical industry, [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 5 (Korea Bizwire) – A team of Korea University scientists has developed technology to convert carbon dioxide into synthetic gas, or syngas, using water and sunlight, announced the National Research Foundation of Korea on Thursday. Synthetic gas is a fuel gas mixture consisting mainly of hydrogen and carbon monoxide. It can be used [...]
DAEJEON, Sept. 8 (Korea Bizwire) – A team of scientists at KAIST (Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology) recently announced the development of technology that will allow for the mass production of carbon dioxide absorbents, which are used for post-combustion CO2 capture that could hypothetically help ease global warming resulting from excessive CO2 emissions. [...]
ULSAN, April 7 (Korea Bizwire) – The Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST) is creating an independent laboratory specializing in the production of gas by breaking down human excrement. As the gas produced is actually used to power heat sources for homes, the project is attracting attention. After the researchers do their ‘number twos’, [...]
SEOUL, March 18 (Korea Bizwire) — Korean researchers have developed an artificial photosynthesis technique that can convert carbon dioxide (CO2) to carbon monoxide (CO) at an efficiency rate of 4.23 percent, which is the highest level achieved to date. Natural green leaves and current artificial photosynthetic devices can convert carbon dioxide to organic materials at efficiency rates [...]