reviewChemical Society ReviewsJan 1, 2019Closed access

New horizon in C1 chemistry: breaking the selectivity limitation in transformation of syngas and hydrogenation of CO 2 into hydrocarbon chemicals and fuels

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Abstract

Catalytic transformations of syngas (a mixture of H2 and CO), which is one of the most important C1-chemistry platforms, and CO2, a greenhouse gas released from human industrial activities but also a candidate of abundant carbon feedstock, into chemicals and fuels have attracted much attention in recent years. Fischer-Tropsch (FT) synthesis is a classic route of syngas chemistry, but the product selectivity of FT synthesis is limited by the Anderson-Schulz-Flory (ASF) distribution. The hydrogenation of CO2 into C2+ hydrocarbons involving C-C bond formation encounters similar selectivity limitation. The present article focuses on recent advances in breaking the selectivity limitation by using a reaction…

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