Olefins from carbon dioxide and hydrogen: Green chemistry under fluctuating conditions

CO2 is already being used in the laboratory to produce lower olefins, alcohols and fuels in combination with hydrogen and other chemical reactants.

For such processes to become industrial practice, they must be able to run under "fluctuating" conditions.

The Rostock Leibniz Institute for Catalysis is working on developing catalysts for CO2 hydrogenation to higher hydrocarbons under fluctuating conditions.

Andrey S. Skrypnik et al.al, The role of Na for efficient CO2 hydrogenation to higher hydrocarbons over Fe -based catalysts under externally forced dynamic conditions.

Qingxin Yang et al, Understanding of the Fate of -Fe2O3 in CO2 Hydrogenation through Combined Time-Resolved In Situ Characterization and Microkinetic Analysis.