image: Transmission electron microscope images of the catalyst before (top) and after (bottom) the reaction. view more
Credit: Image courtesy of Zhenhong He.
A study finds that a cobalt-manganese-based nanocatalyst can efficiently catalyze the hydrogenation of carbon dioxide into liquid hydrocarbon fuels at lower temperatures than those required by other techniques and without forming carbon monoxide as an intermediary product.
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Article #18-21231: "Synthesis of liquid fuel via direct hydrogenation of CO2," by Zhenhong He, Meng Cui, Qingli Qian, Jingjing Zhang, Huizhen Liu, and Buxing Han.
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Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences