CO2 hydrogenation to HCOOH catalyzed by aqueous Pd needle assembly
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 experime...
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| author | 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 Yong Xu |
| author_facet | 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 Yong Xu |
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| description | 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. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-8fa7bff48b96496390c32c5c8eefcc192025-08-20T03:05:14ZengNature PortfolioNature Communications2041-17232025-07-0116111110.1038/s41467-025-61747-5CO2 hydrogenation to HCOOH catalyzed by aqueous Pd needle assemblyMengjun Wang0Jun Jia1Jing Xia2Chun-Kuo Peng3Jinxin He4Yueming Qiu5Yuting He6Le Gao7Fei Xue8Yan-Gu Lin9Guowu Zhan10Yuzheng Guo11Xiaoqing Huang12Yong Xu13i-Lab, Suzhou Institute of Nano-Tech and Nano-Bionics (SINANO), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS)State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen UniversityKey Laboratory of Photochemical Conversion and Optoelectronic Materials, Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry Chinese Academy of SciencesScientific Research Division, National Synchrotron Radiation Research CenterAcademy of Advanced Carbon Conversion Technology, College of Chemical Engineering, Huaqiao UniversityState Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen Universityi-Lab, Suzhou Institute of Nano-Tech and Nano-Bionics (SINANO), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS)State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen Universityi-Lab, Suzhou Institute of Nano-Tech and Nano-Bionics (SINANO), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS)Scientific Research Division, National Synchrotron Radiation Research CenterAcademy of Advanced Carbon Conversion Technology, College of Chemical Engineering, Huaqiao UniversitySchool of Electrical Engineering and Automation, Wuhan UniversityState Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen Universityi-Lab, Suzhou Institute of Nano-Tech and Nano-Bionics (SINANO), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS)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.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-025-61747-5 |
| spellingShingle | 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 Yong Xu CO2 hydrogenation to HCOOH catalyzed by aqueous Pd needle assembly Nature Communications |
| title | CO2 hydrogenation to HCOOH catalyzed by aqueous Pd needle assembly |
| title_full | CO2 hydrogenation to HCOOH catalyzed by aqueous Pd needle assembly |
| title_fullStr | CO2 hydrogenation to HCOOH catalyzed by aqueous Pd needle assembly |
| title_full_unstemmed | CO2 hydrogenation to HCOOH catalyzed by aqueous Pd needle assembly |
| title_short | CO2 hydrogenation to HCOOH catalyzed by aqueous Pd needle assembly |
| title_sort | co2 hydrogenation to hcooh catalyzed by aqueous pd needle assembly |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-025-61747-5 |
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