Solar Hydrocarbons: Single‐Step, Atmospheric‐Pressure Synthesis of C<sub>2</sub>−C<sub>4</sub> Alkanes and Alkenes from CO<sub>2</sub>
Rui Song, Li Zhao, Jiuli Guo, Paul N. Duchesne, Chenyue Qiu, Chengliang Mao, Jia Jia, Sanli Tang, Yangfan Xu, Wenzhe Zhou, Lu Wang, Wei Sun, Xiaoliang Yan, Liejin Guo, Dengwei Jing, Geoffrey A. Ozin
Abstract
Abstract Cobalt ferrite (CoFe 2 O 4 ) spinel has been found to produce C 2 −C 4 hydrocarbons in a single‐step, ambient‐pressure, photocatalytic hydrogenation of CO 2 with a rate of 1.1 mmol g −1 h −1 , selectivity of 29.8 % and conversion yield of 12.9 %. On stream the CoFe 2 O 4 reconstructs to a CoFe−CoFe 2 O 4 alloy‐spinel nanocomposite which facilitates the light‐assisted transformation of CO 2 to CO and hydrogenation of the CO to C 2 −C 4 hydrocarbons. Promising results obtained from a laboratory demonstrator bode well for the development of a solar hydrocarbon pilot refinery.