From CO <sub>2</sub> to DME: catalytic advances, challenges, and alternatives to conventional gas-phase routes
Elka Kraleva, Udo Armbruster, Maria Luisa Saladino, Francesco Giacalone, Tomoo Mizugaki, Izabela S. Pieta
Abstract
This work reviews advances in CO 2 -to-DME synthesis under mild conditions, emphasizing gas and liquid-phase routes, catalyst design, and a novel methyl formate pathway, highlighting both its potential and current limitations.
Topics & Concepts
CatalysisGas phasePhase (matter)ChemistryNanotechnologyMaterials scienceOrganic chemistryCatalytic Processes in Materials ScienceCatalysts for Methane ReformingCatalysis and Oxidation Reactions