CO(2) fixation through hydrogenation by chemical or enzymatic methods.
Two birds with one stone: The simulaneous fixation of the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide and storage of the alternative fuel hydrogen can be accomplished with the formation of formic acid. In principle, this is now possible either with an enzymatic system based on a newly discovered bacterial hydrogen-dependent carbon dioxide reductase or by using organometallic catalysts at room temperature and ambient pressure.
Leibniz-Institut für Katalyse, Albert-Einstein-Strasse 29a, 18059 Rostock (Germany). Matthias.Beller@catalysis.de.
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D002245:Carbon Dioxide / Q000737:chemistry*; D002384:Catalysis; D005561:Formates / Q000378:metabolism*; D006859:Hydrogen / Q000737:chemistry*; D006865:Hydrogenation; D009942:Organometallic Compounds / Q000494:pharmacology*; D010088:Oxidoreductases / Q000378:metabolism*; D011312:Pressure; D013696:Temperature
D005561:Formates; D009942:Organometallic Compounds; C030544:formic acid; D002245:Carbon Dioxide; D006859:Hydrogen; D010088:Oxidoreductases
carbon dioxide; catalysis; enzymes; formic acid; microbiology