Two-dimensional molybdenum carbide 2D-Mo2C as a superior catalyst for CO2 hydrogenation

Hui Zhou; Zixuan Chen; Evgenia Kountoupi; Athanasia Tsoukalou; Paula M. Abdala; Pierre Florian; Alexey Fedorov; Christoph R. Müller

doi:10.1038/s41467-021-25784-0

Nature Communications (Sep 2021)

Two-dimensional molybdenum carbide 2D-Mo2C as a superior catalyst for CO2 hydrogenation

Hui Zhou,
Zixuan Chen,
Evgenia Kountoupi,
Athanasia Tsoukalou,
Paula M. Abdala,
Pierre Florian,
Alexey Fedorov,
Christoph R. Müller

Affiliations

Hui Zhou: Department of Mechanical and Process Engineering
Zixuan Chen: Department of Mechanical and Process Engineering
Evgenia Kountoupi: Department of Mechanical and Process Engineering
Athanasia Tsoukalou: Department of Mechanical and Process Engineering
Paula M. Abdala: Department of Mechanical and Process Engineering
Pierre Florian: CNRS, CEMHTI UPR3079, Université d′Orléans
Alexey Fedorov: Department of Mechanical and Process Engineering
Christoph R. Müller: Department of Mechanical and Process Engineering

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-25784-0
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 12, no. 1
pp. 1 – 10

Abstract

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The development of robust and efficient catalysts for CO2 hydrogenation to value-added chemicals is an urgent task. Here the authors report two-dimensional carbide catalyst based on earth-abundant molybdenum that hydrogenates CO2 with high activity, stable performance and tunable selectivity.

Published in Nature Communications

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