Non-metal catalyst reduces carbon dioxide to liquid fuels

By Tim Wogan2017-08-08T13:56:00

Hydrogen bonds as catalytic motifs for CO2 reduction

Source: © Coskun et al., Sci. Adv. 2017;3: e1700686

Conductive polydopamine channels electrons far more selectively than metal catalysts

The conversion of carbon dioxide to useful chemicals such as fuels could potentially close the anthropogenic carbon cycle. Now, researchers have unveiled an efficient, selective and metal-free catalyst for the reaction.