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One‐Step Reforming of CO 2 and CH 4 into High‐Value Liquid Chemicals and Fuels at Room Temperature by Plasma‐Driven Catalysis
Author(s) -
Wang Li,
Yi Yanhui,
Wu Chunfei,
Guo Hongchen,
Tu Xin
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
angewandte chemie
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1521-3757
pISSN - 0044-8249
DOI - 10.1002/ange.201707131
Subject(s) - acetic acid , catalysis , oxygenate , chemistry , selectivity , syngas , methanol , chemical engineering , inorganic chemistry , formaldehyde , atom economy , organic chemistry , engineering
The conversion of CO 2 with CH 4 into liquid fuels and chemicals in a single‐step catalytic process that bypasses the production of syngas remains a challenge. In this study, liquid fuels and chemicals (e.g., acetic acid, methanol, ethanol, and formaldehyde) were synthesized in a one‐step process from CO 2 and CH 4 at room temperature (30 °C) and atmospheric pressure for the first time by using a novel plasma reactor with a water electrode. The total selectivity to oxygenates was approximately 50–60 %, with acetic acid being the major component at 40.2 % selectivity, the highest value reported for acetic acid thus far. Interestingly, the direct plasma synthesis of acetic acid from CH 4 and CO 2 is an ideal reaction with 100 % atom economy, but it is almost impossible by thermal catalysis owing to the significant thermodynamic barrier. The combination of plasma and catalyst in this process shows great potential for manipulating the distribution of liquid chemical products in a given process.