Bio-inspired CO₂ conversion by iron sulfide catalysts under sustainable conditions

Bio-inspired CO₂ conversion by iron sulfide catalysts under sustainable conditions

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 L...

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Hauptverfasser: Roldan, A, Hollingsworth, N, Roffey, A, Islam, H-U, Goodall, JBM, Catlow, CRA, Darr, JA, Bras, W, Sankar, G, Holt, KB, Hogarth, G, de Leeuw, NH
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Zusammenfassung: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.
DOI:10.1039/c5cc02078f