CO2 hydrogenation to HCOOH catalyzed by aqueous Pd needle assembly

Mengjun Wang, Jun Jia, Jing Xia, Chun-Kuo Peng, Jinxin He, Yueming Qiu, Yuting He, Le Gao, Fei Xue, Yan-Gu Lin, Guowu Zhan, Yuzheng Guo (), Xiaoqing Huang () and Yong Xu ()
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Mengjun Wang: Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS)
Jun Jia: Xiamen University
Jing Xia: Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry Chinese Academy of Sciences
Chun-Kuo Peng: National Synchrotron Radiation Research Center
Jinxin He: Huaqiao University
Yueming Qiu: Xiamen University
Yuting He: Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS)
Le Gao: Xiamen University
Fei Xue: Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS)
Yan-Gu Lin: National Synchrotron Radiation Research Center
Guowu Zhan: Huaqiao University
Yuzheng Guo: Wuhan University
Xiaoqing Huang: Xiamen University
Yong Xu: Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS)

Nature Communications, 2025, vol. 16, issue 1, 1-11

Abstract: Abstract Carbon dioxide (CO2) conversion to liquid fuels has attracted great attention due to the current environmental concerns and energy crisis. However, the selective conversion of CO2 to target liquids is formidably challenging due to the chemical inertness of CO2. We theoretically and experimentally confirm that the bending of Pd−Pd bond can breaks the asymmetric potential well and facilitate CO2 adsorption. We have successfully synthesized a new class of Pd nanoneedles via a “close edges and open corners” process, with a magic angle of 60o between the main trunk and branch, and realized the selective CO2 hydrogenation to formic acid (HCOOH) at room temperature in water. Impressively, a HCOOH productivity of ~250 mmol g−1 in 100 h while maintaining HCOOH selectivity over 99%. This work bridges nanostructure design and catalytic application, which may open a new avenue for selective CO2 conversion in an elegant manner.

Date: 2025
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