Nonthermal Plasma-Promoted CO2 Hydrogenation in Presence of Alloy Catalysts

Joint release by Tokyo Institute of Technology, Hokkaido University, and Japan Science and Technology Agency

Nonthermal Plasma-Promoted CO2 Hydrogenation in Presence of Alloy Catalysts 

Nonthermal plasma (NTP) is used to activate CO2 molecules for hydrogenation into alternative fuels at low temperatures, also enabling the conversion of renewable electricity to chemical energy. Researchers involving the Tokyo Institute of Technology and Hokkaido University combined experimental and computational methods to investigate the hydrogenation pathway of NTP-promoted CO2 on the surface of Pd2Ga/SiO2 catalysts. The mechanistic insights from their study can help improve the efficiency of catalytic hydrogenation of CO2 and allows the engineers to design new concept catalysts.

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