Transforming carbon dioxide into jet fuel using an organic combustion-synthesized Fe-Mn-K catalyst

Benzhen Yao; Tiancun Xiao; Ofentse A. Makgae; Xiangyu Jie; Sergio Gonzalez-Cortes; Shaoliang Guan; Angus I. Kirkland; Jonathan R. Dilworth; Hamid A. Al-Megren; Saeed M. Alshihri; Peter J. Dobson; Gari P. Owen; John M. Thomas; Peter P. Edwards

doi:10.1038/s41467-020-20214-z

Nature Communications (Dec 2020)

Transforming carbon dioxide into jet fuel using an organic combustion-synthesized Fe-Mn-K catalyst

Benzhen Yao,
Tiancun Xiao,
Ofentse A. Makgae,
Xiangyu Jie,
Sergio Gonzalez-Cortes,
Shaoliang Guan,
Angus I. Kirkland,
Jonathan R. Dilworth,
Hamid A. Al-Megren,
Saeed M. Alshihri,
Peter J. Dobson,
Gari P. Owen,
John M. Thomas,
Peter P. Edwards

Affiliations

Benzhen Yao: KACST-Oxford Centre of Excellence in Petrochemicals, Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory, University of Oxford
Tiancun Xiao: KACST-Oxford Centre of Excellence in Petrochemicals, Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory, University of Oxford
Ofentse A. Makgae: Department of Materials, University of Oxford
Xiangyu Jie: KACST-Oxford Centre of Excellence in Petrochemicals, Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory, University of Oxford
Sergio Gonzalez-Cortes: KACST-Oxford Centre of Excellence in Petrochemicals, Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory, University of Oxford
Shaoliang Guan: Cardiff Catalysis Institute, School of Chemistry, Cardiff University
Angus I. Kirkland: Department of Materials, University of Oxford
Jonathan R. Dilworth: KACST-Oxford Centre of Excellence in Petrochemicals, Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory, University of Oxford
Hamid A. Al-Megren: Materials Division, King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology
Saeed M. Alshihri: Materials Division, King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology
Peter J. Dobson: The Queen’s College, University of Oxford
Gari P. Owen: Annwvyn Solutions
John M. Thomas: Department of Materials Science and Metallurgy, University of Cambridge
Peter P. Edwards: KACST-Oxford Centre of Excellence in Petrochemicals, Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory, University of Oxford

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-20214-z
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 11, no. 1
pp. 1 – 12

Abstract

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Design and discovery of catalysts to make clean energy and mitigate the harmful effect of greenhouse gases remains a massive challenge. Here the authors report a combustion-synthesised iron-based catalyst of high activity and selectivity for directly converting CO2 to aviation jet fuel.

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ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
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Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
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