A Closed-Loop System for Carbon-Neutral Fuel Production: Integrating Seawater Electrolysis and Direct Air Capture

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Issue		MATEC Web Conf. Volume 410, 2025 2025 3^rd International Conference on Materials Engineering, New Energy and Chemistry (MENEC 2025)


Article Number		01038
Number of page(s)		10
Section		Recent Advances in Energy Storage Systems and Sustainable Fuel Technologies
DOI		https://doi.org/10.1051/matecconf/202541001038
Published online		24 July 2025

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