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CO2 hydrogenation to HCOOH catalyzed by aqueous Pd needle assembly

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  • Mengjun Wang

    (Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS))

  • Jun Jia

    (Xiamen University
    Wuhan 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)
    Xiamen University)

  • 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
    Innovation Laboratory for Sciences and Technologies of Energy Materials of Fujian Province (IKKEM))

  • Yong Xu

    (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.

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  • 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, 2025. "CO2 hydrogenation to HCOOH catalyzed by aqueous Pd needle assembly," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 16(1), pages 1-11, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcom:v:16:y:2025:i:1:d:10.1038_s41467-025-61747-5
    DOI: 10.1038/s41467-025-61747-5
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