title: Bio-inspired CO2 conversion by iron sulfide catalysts under sustainable conditions.
abstract: The mineral greigite presents similar surface structures to the active sites found in many modern-day enzymes. We show that particles of greigite can reduce CO2 under ambient conditions into chemicals such as methanol, formic, acetic and pyruvic acid. Our results also lend support to the Origin of Life theory on alkaline hydrothermal vents.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University College London, 20 Gordon Street, London, WC1H 0AJ, UK. n.h.deleeuw@ucl.ac.uk.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Roldan
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Hollingsworth
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Roffey
authors.forename: H-U
authors.initials: HU
authors.lastname: Islam
authors.forename: J B M
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Goodall
authors.forename: C R A
authors.initials: CR
authors.lastname: Catlow
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Darr
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Bras
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Sankar
authors.forename: K B
authors.initials: KB
authors.lastname: Holt
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Hogarth
authors.forename: N H
authors.initials: NH
authors.lastname: de Leeuw
mesh_terms: D019342:Acetic Acid / Q000737:chemistry; D002245:Carbon Dioxide / Q000737:chemistry*; D002384:Catalysis; D055664:Electrochemical Techniques; D005561:Formates / Q000737:chemistry; D007501:Iron / Q000737:chemistry*; D000432:Methanol / Q000737:chemistry; D010084:Oxidation-Reduction; D011312:Pressure; D019289:Pyruvic Acid / Q000737:chemistry; D013440:Sulfides / Q000737:chemistry*; D013696:Temperature; D013816:Thermodynamics
chemical_list: D005561:Formates; D013440:Sulfides; C111959:greigite; C030544:formic acid; D002245:Carbon Dioxide; D019289:Pyruvic Acid; D007501:Iron; D019342:Acetic Acid; D000432:Methanol