New engine that does not emit gases
The Polytechnic University of Valencia has designed a new "revolutionary" engine, according to the researchers, which does not generate gases that are harmful to health and does not emit carbon dioxide into the atmosphere. The first prototypes will be presented in the coming months and will stand out for their high efficiency, since they consume little fuel.
The engines have been developed with a technology that uses ceramic membranes that separate oxygen from the air to allow polluting gases to be stored inside the vehicle, without being expelled through the exhaust pipe. The CO2 that is not expelled will be stored inside the vehicle and can be used as an industrial product as it will be high quality pure carbon dioxide. UPV researchers have the support of the Valencian Innovation Agency and are now looking for private investors who want to license the patent or finance spin-offs to make these engines a reality.
In the case of smaller vehicles, another of the researchers from the CMT-Thermal Engines of the UPV, Francisco José Arnau, points out that "it could also be applied by sequestering only part of the CO2 in the exhaust."
The UPV team is building two laboratory-scale prototypes, for which it will have funding from the Valencian Innovation Agency, since this project has been one of those selected in the call for grants from the Valorisation and Transfer Program of Research Results to Companies.
It will also attract the attention of private investors who want to license the patent or finance affiliate companies to make these engines a reality, "which would change the paradigm of the fight against climate change from the point of view of transport."
