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Water-Based Electrochemical Ethanol Synthesis from Direct Air Capture of Carbon Dioxide

Project Type: Self-Initiated

Project Description

The full prototype was successfully built and tested. While system integration was successful across other components, the system did not produce ethanol above the detection limit. This failure was due to a necessary shift to a less efficient, alternative catalyst to adhere to the project timeline, as the originally specified catalyst required specialized equipment and external collaboration.


Poster not available


Project Team

Ali Obaidi
Ali Obaidi
Chemical Engineering
Ali Alseba
Ali Alseba
Chemical Engineering
Faisal Aljuraid
Faisal Aljuraid
Applied Electrical Engineering
Abdullah Alghamdi
Abdullah Alghamdi
Mechanical Engineering

Team Coach

DR. Mohammed Al-Khater
DR. Mohammed Al-Khater
Assistant Professor

Chemical Engineering Dept.

Department of Chemical Engineering