CO2 hydrogenation to high-value products via heterogeneous catalysis

• Published in: Nature communications Vol. 10; no. 1; pp. 1 - 15
• Main Authors: Ye, Run-Ping, Ding, Jie, Gong, Weibo, Argyle, Morris D., Zhong, Qin, Wang, Yujun, Russell, Christopher K., Xu, Zhenghe, Russell, Armistead G., Li, Qiaohong, Fan, Maohong, Yao, Yuan-Gen
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London Nature Publishing Group UK 13.12.2019; Nature Publishing Group; Nature Portfolio
• Subjects: 119/118; 639/638/77/885; 639/638/77/887; 639/638/898; Alcohols; Alkenes; Artificial intelligence; Carbon dioxide; Carbon sequestration; Catalysis; Chemical synthesis; Dimethyl ether; Fuels; Humanities and Social Sciences; Hydrogenation; Liquid fuels; multidisciplinary; Organic chemistry; Perspective; Renewable resources; Science; Science (multidisciplinary)
• ISSN: 2041-1723; 2041-1723
• DOI: 10.1038/s41467-019-13638-9

Recently, carbon dioxide capture and conversion, along with hydrogen from renewable resources, provide an alternative approach to synthesis of useful fuels and chemicals. People are increasingly interested in developing innovative carbon dioxide hydrogenation catalysts, and the pace of progress in this area is accelerating. Accordingly, this perspective presents current state of the art and outlook in synthesis of light olefins, dimethyl ether, liquid fuels, and alcohols through two leading hydrogenation mechanisms: methanol reaction and Fischer-Tropsch based carbon dioxide hydrogenation. The future research directions for developing new heterogeneous catalysts with transformational technologies, including 3D printing and artificial intelligence, are provided. Carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) capture and conversion provide an alternative approach to synthesis of useful fuels and chemicals. Here, Ye et al. give a comprehensive perspective on the current state of the art and outlook of CO 2 catalytic hydrogenation to the synthesis of light olefins, dimethyl ether, liquid fuels, and alcohols.