“Atomically dispersed Fe 3+ sites catalyze efficient CO 2 electroreduction to CO” (2019), by Jun Gu et al. Energy research paper. Original abstract below, unchanged. No free PDF was found.

Atomically dispersed Fe 3+ sites catalyze efficient CO 2 electroreduction to CO

Jun Gu, Chia‐Shuo Hsu, Lichen Bai et al. · June 13, 2019 · Energy

Abstract

Three's a charm for iron and CO 2 Large-scale electrochemical reduction of CO 2 to CO could be a promising first step in sustainable conversion of the greenhouse gas to commodity chemicals. Currently, gold and silver are the most active catalysts for this process, whereas more abundant, less expensive metals tend to require impractically high potentials. Jun Gu et al. now report an iron catalyst with activity equaling or exceeding that of the precious metals. The key proved to be stabilization of the dispersed single iron ions in the +3 oxidation state. Science , this issue p. 1091

Source page DOI: 10.1126/science.aaw7515