Carbon monoxide can be reacted with water to synthesize hydrocarbons, but low activity and poor selectivity has plagued the conventional thermal catalytic route. Now, leveraging photocatalytic and thermocatalytic effects, a TiO2–x/Ni catalyst is shown to produce C2+ hydrocarbons directly from carbon monoxide and water with high yield and selectivity.
- Zhiliang Wang
- Lianzhou Wang