Can photosynthesis power our lives? | Fernando Uribe-Romo | TEDxSedona скачать в хорошем качестве

Can photosynthesis power our lives? | Fernando Uribe-Romo | TEDxSedona

Global warming and climate change are directly caused by the carbon dioxide emissions as result of human activity. New advanced and cost-effective materials that remove CO2 from the atmosphere are an imminent need. In Dr. Fernando Uribe-Romo laboratory, he and his team design and create materials known as metal-organic framework (MOFs) that can capture large amounts CO2 and transform it into high value chemicals using sunlight (a.k.a solar fuel). Their MOFs are constructed from inexpensive and abundant elements (titanium, carbon, hydrogen, oxygen and nitrogen), and can transform CO2 with efficiency similar to photosynthesis. Large-scale application of MOF photocatalysts for artificial photosynthesis could help reduce the carbon footprint of power plants and fight climate change. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx