title: Carbon dioxide hydrogenation to aromatic hydrocarbons by using an iron/iron oxide nanocatalyst.
abstract: The quest for renewable and cleaner energy sources to meet the rapid population and economic growth is more urgent than ever before. Being the most abundant carbon source in the atmosphere of Earth, CO2 can be used as an inexpensive C1 building block in the synthesis of aromatic fuels for internal combustion engines. We designed a process capable of synthesizing benzene, toluene, xylenes and mesitylene from CO2 and H2 at modest temperatures (T = 380 to 540 °C) employing Fe/Fe3O4 nanoparticles as catalyst. The synthesis of the catalyst and the mechanism of CO2-hydrogenation will be discussed, as well as further applications of Fe/Fe3O4 nanoparticles in catalysis.
authors.affiliation: Kansas State University, Department of Chemistry, 201CBC Building, Manhattan, KS 66506, USA, 001-785-532-6817.
authors.forename: Hongwang
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.affiliation: Kansas State University, Department of Chemistry, 201CBC Building, Manhattan, KS 66506, USA, 001-785-532-6817.
authors.forename: Jim
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hodgson
authors.affiliation: Kansas State University, Department of Anatomy & Physiology, 130 Coles Hall, Manhattan, KS 66506, USA.
authors.forename: Tej B
authors.initials: TB
authors.lastname: Shrestha
authors.affiliation: University of Kansas, Microscopy and Analytical Imaging Laboratory, 1043 Haworth, Lawrence, KS 66045, USA.
authors.forename: Prem S
authors.initials: PS
authors.lastname: Thapa
authors.affiliation: University of Kansas, Microscopy and Analytical Imaging Laboratory, 1043 Haworth, Lawrence, KS 66045, USA.
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Moore
authors.affiliation: Kansas State University, Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering, 150 Seaton Hall, Manhattan, KS 66506, USA.
authors.forename: Xiaorong
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.affiliation: Kansas State University, Department of Chemical Engineering, 1016 Durland Hall, Manhattan, KS 66506, USA.
authors.forename: Myles
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ikenberry
authors.affiliation: Kansas State University, Department of Anatomy & Physiology, 130 Coles Hall, Manhattan, KS 66506, USA.
authors.forename: Deryl L
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Troyer
authors.affiliation: Kansas State University, Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering, 150 Seaton Hall, Manhattan, KS 66506, USA.
authors.forename: Donghai
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.affiliation: Kansas State University, Department of Chemical Engineering, 1016 Durland Hall, Manhattan, KS 66506, USA.
authors.forename: Keith L
authors.initials: KL
authors.lastname: Hohn
authors.affiliation: Kansas State University, Department of Chemistry, 201CBC Building, Manhattan, KS 66506, USA, 001-785-532-6817.
authors.forename: Stefan H
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Bossmann
keywords: aromatic hydrocarbons; carbon dioxide reduction; heterogenous catalysis; iron/iron oxide nanocatalyst