前沿资讯：研究人员试图通过水实现能源循环

Controlling water, transforming greenhouse gases
控制水，转化温室气体

At its core, this molecule is just an arrangement of one carbon and two oxygen atoms that can be reorganized through a process called electrochemical carbon dioxide reduction (CO2R) into clean fuels and useful chemicals. But the process is often done at a loss, with competing processes pulling the atoms in unwanted directions that create unwanted byproducts.
从本质上讲，该分子只是一个碳原子和两个氧原子的排列，可以通过电化学二氧化碳还原 (CO2R) 过程重组为清洁燃料和有用的化学品。但这个过程通常是在亏损的情况下完成的，竞争过程将原子拉向不需要的方向，从而产生不需要的副产品。

In a paper published today in Nature Catalysis, researchers from the UChicago Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering's Amanchukwu Lab outlined a way to manipulate water molecules to make CO2R more efficient, with the ultimate goal of creating a clean energy loop.Through their new method, the team was able to perform CO2R with nearly 100% efficiency under mildly acidic conditions, using either gold or zinc as catalysts.
在今天发表在《自然催化》杂志上的一篇论文中，芝加哥大学普利兹克分子工程学院 Amanchukwu 实验室的研究人员概述了一种操纵水分子以使CO2R更高效的方法，其最终目标是创建一个清洁能源循环。研究小组能够使用金或锌作为催化剂，在弱酸性条件下以近100%的效率进行CO2R。

The American Chemical Society's Chemical & Engineering News recently named Amanchukwu one of its yearly Talented Twelve"young scientists who are making the world a better place through chemistry."
美国化学会的《化学与工程新闻》最近将Amanchukwu评为年度十二位“通过化学让世界变得更美好的年轻科学家”之一。