A review of mechanistic insights into CO₂ reduction to higher alcohols for rational catalyst design

• Main Authors: Sheng, Yao, Polynski, Mikhail V., Eswaran, Mathan K., Zhang, Bikun, Lim, Alvin M. H., Zhang, Lili, Jiang, Jianwen, Liu, Wen, Kozlov, Sergey M.
• Other Authors: School of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2024
• Subjects: Engineering::Chemical engineering; Catalysis; Alcohols
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/173246
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

The utilization of captured CO2 for chemical synthesis could play an important role in reducing CO2 emissions. Higher alcohols stand out among various products of CO2 reduction due to high market prices and diverse applications, e.g., as fuel additives. However, developing catalysts for this reactio...