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Volume 3 Issue 6, June 2020

Tuned in to CO2 hydrogenation

Structure sensitivity in heterogeneous catalysis is usually apparent from a strong dependence of the catalytic performance on the size of supported nanoparticles. Here, Hensen and co-workers introduce a form of structure sensitivity dependent on the size of the support. By tuning the size of the ceria–zirconia support, cobalt nanoparticles can be supported, achieving the optimum metal–support interaction. A facile oxygen transport is enabled at the corresponding interface, resulting in remarkable CO2 methanation activity.

See Parastaev et al.

Image: Alexander Parastaev, Eindhoven University of Technology. Cover Design: Valentina Monaco.

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