Direct conversion of CO and H2O into liquid fuels under mild conditions

Yao Xu, Jing Li, Wenjing Li, Weizhen Li, Xiaochen Zhang, Yue Zhao, Jinglin Xie, Xiaoping Wang, Xi Liu, Yongwang Li, Dequan Xiao, Zhen Yin (), Yong Cao () and Ding Ma ()
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Yao Xu: Peking University
Jing Li: Peking University
Wenjing Li: Peking University
Weizhen Li: Peking University
Xiaochen Zhang: Peking University
Yue Zhao: Peking University
Jinglin Xie: Peking University
Xiaoping Wang: Chinese Academy of Sciences
Xi Liu: Chinese Academy of Sciences
Yongwang Li: Chinese Academy of Sciences
Dequan Xiao: University of New Haven
Zhen Yin: Tianjin Polytechnic University
Yong Cao: Fudan University
Ding Ma: Peking University

Nature Communications, 2019, vol. 10, issue 1, 1-7

Abstract: Abstract Although enormous progress has been made in C1 chemistry and CO2 conversion in recent years, it is still a challenge to develop new carbon resource transformation protocols especially those lead to the production of liquid fuels with high selectivity under mild conditions (e.g., under low temperature and using benign solvent). Herein, we present a novel and energy-efficient catalytic route to directly transform CO and H2O to liquid fuels (i.e., liquid hydrocarbons) at low temperature (≤200 °C) in aqueous phase (i.e., in a benign solvent), in which H2O served as both hydrogen source and solvent for the liquid fuel production. The key to the catalytic process is the construction of a highly efficient tandem catalyst Pt-Mo2C/C + Ru/C, which can directly convert CO and H2O in aqueous phase to liquid hydrocarbons with a production rate of 8.7 mol-CH2- molRu−1 h−1 and selectivity up to 68.4% of C5+ hydrocarbons at 200 °C.

Date: 2019
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