Enzymatic carbon dioxide to formate: Mechanisms, challenges and opportunities

Han Chen, Yu Huang, Chong Sha, Jamile Mohammadi Moradian, Yang-Chun Yong and Zhen Fang

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2023, vol. 178, issue C

Abstract: The reduction of carbon dioxide (CO2) gas into soluble formate is one of the most promising carbon neutralization strategies since it facilitates simultaneous fixation of carbon dioxide and the production of green chemicals. Compared to processes using chemical catalysts, enzymatic CO2-to-formate is attractive due to its high efficiency, excellent selectivity, and mild conditions. This review summarizes different CO2-to-formate enzymes, including formate dehydrogenase (FDH), hydrogen-dependent CO2 reductase and nitrogenase, as well as reduced nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NADH)-dependent and NADH-independent catalytic mechanisms. The challenges for enzymatic catalysis include high-cost sacrificial donors and low NADH regeneration efficiency. New photochemical and electrochemical NADH regeneration methods and advanced NADH-independent systems provide new opportunities to overcome these challenges. Harnessing artificial electroactive mediators and diffusive-cofactor-free systems enable more feasible and sustainable enzymatic CO2-to-formate processes. Based on the versatile performance of enzymatic catalysis, there is potential for emerging applications such as upgrading carbon through multi-enzyme cascades and whole-cell catalysis. Bulk chemical biorefineries based on formate and using CO2 as a feedstock may be possible through from FDH-containing and engineered bacteria.

Keywords: Carbon fixation; NADH regeneration; Direct electron transfer; Biohybrid system; Formate bioeconomy (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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DOI: 10.1016/j.rser.2023.113271

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