Direct conversion of CO2 into liquid fuels with high selectivity over a bifunctional catalyst
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Although considerable progress has been made in carbon dioxide (CO 2) hydrogenation to various C 1 chemicals, it is still a great challenge to synthesize value-added products with two or more carbons, such as gasoline, directly from CO 2 because of the extreme inertness of CO 2 and a high C-C coupling barrier. Here we present a bifunctional catalyst composed of reducible indium oxides (In 2 O 3) and zeolites that yields a high selectivity to gasoline-range hydrocarbons (78.6%) with a very low methane selectivity (1%). The oxygen vacancies on the In 2 O 3 surfaces activate CO 2 and hydrogen to form methanol, and C-C coupling subsequently occurs inside zeolite pores to produce gasoline-range hydrocarbons with a high octane number. The proximity of these two components plays a crucial role in suppressing the undesired reverse water gas shift reaction and giving a high selectivity for gasoline-range hydrocarbons. Moreover, the pellet catalyst exhibits a much better performance during an industry-relevant test, which suggests promising prospects for industrial applications.
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- Authors
- Gao, P., Li, S., Bu, X., Dang, S., Liu, Z., Wang, H., Zhong, L., Qiu, M., Yang, C., Cai, J., Wei, W., & Sun, Y.
- Affiliations
- Chinese Academy of Sciences (CN)
- Corresponding author
- Zhong, Liangshu
- Sun, Yuhan
- Venue
- Nature Chemistry
- Published
- 2017-06-12
- Volume
- 9
- Issue
- 10
- Pages
- 1019-1024
- ISSN
- 1755-4330 (ISSN-L)
- 1755-4349
- OpenAlex
- W2624906538
- Cited by
- 1,122
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- 41
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- FWCI
- 28.17
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Licence
- www.springer.com/tdm (tdm)
- Locations
- Nature Chemistry (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Chemical Engineering › Catalysis › Catalysts for Methane Reforming
- Physical Sciences › Chemical Engineering › Process Chemistry and Technology › Carbon dioxide utilization in catalysis
- Physical Sciences › Energy › Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment › CO2 Reduction Techniques and Catalysts
- Keywords
- CO2 hydrogenation, bifunctional catalysts, indium oxide, HZSM-5 zeolite, gasoline-range hydrocarbons, C–C coupling, oxygen vacancies, methanol, octane number, catalyst pellets, C1 chemicals
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