Researchers from the Faculty of Process and Environmental Engineering at the Lodz University of Technology (PŁ) are developing new generation plasma nanocatalysts that can reduce the concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere.

Professor Jacek Tyczkowski, head of the Department of Molecular Engineering is conducting research on plasma methods of producing nanocatalysts, which can allow to form very thin layers of materials with a thickness of several or several nanometers and with a carefully designed molecular structure.

The main purpose of research of scientists from the Lodz University of Technology is to limit the increase in the concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere by using it as a raw material for the production of useful compounds, e.g. methanol or methane.

Thanks to funds from the National Science Center, research is also conducted on obtaining hydrogen fuel from water using plasma nanocatalysts.