Steering CO <sub>2</sub> hydrogenation toward C–C coupling to hydrocarbons using porous organic polymer/metal interfaces
Chengshuang Zhou, Arun S. Asundi, Emmett D. Goodman, Jiyun Hong, Baraa Werghi, Adam S. Hoffman, Sindhu S. Nathan, Stacey F. Bent, Simon R. Bare, Matteo Cargnello
Abstract
Significance In the field of CO 2 conversion, a crucial reaction for a sustainable future, controlling the selectivity to improve C–C coupling to higher products is challenging because of the notorious inertness of CO 2 and the stepwise conversion that occurs on conventional catalysts. Here, we show that porous polymer encapsulation of metal-supported catalysts is capable of driving the selectivity in the CO 2 conversion to hydrocarbons. With this strategy, we achieve an outstanding improvement in C–C coupling that results in orders of magnitude higher turnover frequencies for hydrocarbon formation compared to conventional catalysts.