Heterogeneous Catalysis for CO2 Conversion into Chemicals and Fuels

• Published in: Transactions of Tianjin University Vol. 28; no. 4; pp. 245 - 264
• Main Authors: Gao, Dunfeng, Li, Wanjun, Wang, Hanyu, Wang, Guoxiong, Cai, Rui
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Tianjin Tianjin University 01.08.2022; Springer Nature B.V; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences,Beijing 100049,China; State Key Laboratory of Catalysis,Dalian National Laboratory for Clean Energy,Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics,Chinese Academy of Sciences,Dalian 116023, China%State Key Laboratory of Catalysis,Dalian National Laboratory for Clean Energy,Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics,Chinese Academy of Sciences,Dalian 116023, China
• Subjects: Acetic acid; Alkenes; Carbon dioxide; Catalytic converters; Conversion; Density functional theory; Engineering; Ethanol; Fine chemicals; Formic acid; Humanities and Social Sciences; Mechanical Engineering; multidisciplinary; Review; Science; Selectivity; electroreduction; CO; Fuels; hydrogenation; Chemicals; conversion; CO2 electroreduction; CO2 conversion; CO2 hydrogenation
• ISSN: 1006-4982; 1995-8196
• DOI: 10.1007/s12209-022-00326-x

Catalytic conversion of CO 2 into chemicals and fuels is a viable method to reduce carbon emissions and achieve carbon neutrality. Through thermal catalysis, electrocatalysis, and photo(electro)catalysis, CO 2 can be converted into a wide range of valuable products, including CO, formic acid, methanol, methane, ethanol, acetic acid, propanol, light olefins, aromatics, and gasoline, as well as fine chemicals. In this mini-review, we summarize the recent progress in heterogeneous catalysis for CO 2 conversion into chemicals and fuels and highlight some representative studies of different conversion routes. The structure–performance correlations of typical catalytic materials used for the CO 2 conversion reactions have been revealed by combining advanced in situ/operando spectroscopy and microscopy characterizations and density functional theory calculations. Catalytic selectivity toward a single CO 2 reduction product/fraction should be further improved at an industrially relevant CO 2 conversion rate with considerable stability in the future. Graphical Abstract