"In the presence of oxygen, methanol combustion produces CO 2 and water," explained Professor Fontaine. "Chemists are looking for catalysts that would yield the opposite reaction.

Indeed, methanol yields from such reactions can be as low as 2 percent. ... about twice that of an internal combustion engine, but well short of its theoretical efficiency of 97 percent.

"In the presence of oxygen, methanol combustion produces CO2 and water," explained Professor Fontaine. "Chemists are looking for catalysts that would yield the opposite reaction.

Development using methanol turned out to be technologically simple, ... Carbon monoxide enters a separate combustion chamber, ... since it easily enters into chemical reactions.

Combustion of Fuel Blends Using SB Injector Related Stories In this paper, the authors investigated the combustion efficiency and emissions of different glycerol/methanol blends using the SB injector.

a new method of converting CO2 directly into methanol fuel has been ... methanol combustion produces CO2 and water. Chemists are looking for catalysts that would yield the opposite reaction.

More information: Timothy Hall et al, Clean co-combustion of glycerol and methanol blends using a novel fuel-flexible injector, Fuel (2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.fuel.2024.132125.