# A potential new route to super-efficient carbon dioxide reduction: Catalyst offers 800-fold boost

**URL:** https://community.materialssquare.com/t/a-potential-new-route-to-super-efficient-carbon-dioxide-reduction-catalyst-offers-800-fold-boost/629
**Category:** News
**Created:** [September 9, 2024, 6:18pm UTC](https://community.materialssquare.com/t/a-potential-new-route-to-super-efficient-carbon-dioxide-reduction-catalyst-offers-800-fold-boost/629 "2024-09-09T18:18:45Z")
**Posts on this page:** 1
**Page:** 1

<div class="post-metadata">

### Author: ![gabriele1](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex003/user_avatar/community.materialssquare.com/gabriele1/32/20_2.png) [@gabriele1](https://community.materialssquare.com/u/gabriele1)
#### Post date: [September 9, 2024, 6:18pm UTC](https://community.materialssquare.com/t/a-potential-new-route-to-super-efficient-carbon-dioxide-reduction-catalyst-offers-800-fold-boost/629/1 "2024-09-09T18:18:45Z")

</div>

Researchers at Brookhaven National Laboratory have developed a new catalyst that significantly enhances the efficiency of carbon dioxide reduction by 800 times. This catalyst, based on rhenium and modified with positively charged molecules, operates at lower energy and improves the speed of converting CO₂ into useful products. This discovery could lead to more cost-effective methods for reducing carbon emissions and producing sustainable fuels. The research highlights the potential for better future catalysts with applications in energy and environmental technologies.

For more details, visit here:

> **[A potential new route to super-efficient carbon dioxide reduction: Catalyst...](https://phys.org/news/2024-09-potential-route-super-efficient-carbon.html)**
>
> One of the most promising strategies being investigated to mitigate emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2)—a byproduct of electricity and heat production, transportation, and other industries—is the process of electrochemical reduction.