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Revolutionary Electrolyzer Efficiently Converts CO2 into Renewable Propane Fuel (scienceswitch.com)
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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I hope so, too, but I don't think that it will. Odds are that the process requires a higher concentration of CO₂ than just the 0.4% in atmospheric air, so this would be only viable in industrial plants - specially the ones producing steel and quicklime.

Another concern that I have is that the process likely requires hydrogen.