Scientists use iron-based catalyst to overcome barriers in chemical process, bringing tech closer to industrial reality
Their study – published on April 15 in ACS Catalysis, a flagship journal in the field – focuses on turning carbon dioxide directly into long-chain chemicals that can be made into jet fuel.
The process resembles running combustion backwards: waste gas meets water, and the reaction reassembles the molecules into an energy-dense liquid fuel.
For years this chemical process has been held back by two stubborn obstacles: carbon chains struggle to grow, and the ability to target the most valuable long-chain products remains low.
Source: News - South China Morning Post
