Nature Communications (May 2017)

Directly converting CO2 into a gasoline fuel

  • Jian Wei,
  • Qingjie Ge,
  • Ruwei Yao,
  • Zhiyong Wen,
  • Chuanyan Fang,
  • Lisheng Guo,
  • Hengyong Xu,
  • Jian Sun

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms15174
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 8, no. 1
pp. 1 – 9

Abstract

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Direct hydrogenation of CO2 into liquid fuels can mitigate CO2 emissions and reduce the rapid depletion of fossil fuels. Here, the authors show an iron-based multifunctional catalyst that converts CO2to gasoline with high selectivity due to synergistic cooperation of multiple catalytic active sites.