Issue 7, 2010
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Energy & Environmental Science

Heterogeneous catalytic CO2 conversion to value-added hydrocarbons

Robert W. Dorner,a   Dennis R. Hardy,a   Frederick W. Williamsa  and  Heather D. Willauer*a  

* Corresponding authors

a Naval Research Laboratory, Code 6180, Navy Technology Center for Safety and Survivability, 4555 Overlook Avenue, SW, Washington, DC, USA

Abstract

The impact that anthropogenic CO2 is having on the environment has been thoroughly documented over the last 20 years. Many different technologies have been proposed to reduce its impact on global warming such as geological sequestration. However, an interesting and attractive alternative would be the recycling of the gas into energy-rich molecules. Iron rather than cobalt catalysts, based on the Fischer–Tropsch technology, have shown the greatest promise in converting CO2 to value-added hydrocarbons. The addition of co-catalysts is, however, essential to fine tune the product distribution to the more desired alkene products. The role that both the promoter and support play on the catalyst's activity is reviewed.

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Article information

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1039/C001514H
Article type
Review Article
Submitted
22 Jan 2010
Accepted
09 Apr 2010
First published
17 May 2010

Energy Environ. Sci., 2010,3, 884-890

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Heterogeneous catalytic CO2 conversion to value-added hydrocarbons

R. W. Dorner, D. R. Hardy, F. W. Williams and H. D. Willauer, Energy Environ. Sci., 2010, 3, 884 DOI: 10.1039/C001514H

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