Universiteit Utrecht : Unlocking the potential of metal nanoparticles as catalysts for fast and efficient CO2 conversion

The project involved a close collaboration between researchers at BASF, Utrecht University, Lehigh University in the United States, and the synchrotron facilities at the Paul Scherrer Institute in Switzerland. 'This collaboration has brought us a better understanding of how these solid catalysts work, putting us in the position to unlock the true potential of small metal nanoparticles for CO2 catalysis,' says Bert Weckhuysen, Professor of Inorganic Chemistry and Catalysis at Utrecht University.

Publication

Unraveling Structure Sensitivity in CO2 Hydrogenation over Nickel
Charlotte Vogt*, Esther Groeneveld, Gerda Kamsma, Maarten Nachtegaal, Li Lu, Christopher J. Kiely, Peter H. Berben, Florian Meirer*, Bert M. Weckhuysen*
Nature Catalysis, 29 January, DOI 10.1038/s41929-017-0016-y
* Affiliated with Utrecht University

This research is funded in part by a TA-CHIPP grant provided by NWO and BASF, as well as the NWO Gravitation Programme Netherlands Center for Multiscale Catalytic Energy Conversion (MCEC).

Pathways to Sustainability

This study is part of Utrecht University's interdisciplinary research programme 'Pathways to Sustainability ', especially of 'Deep Decarbonisation of the Energy System'.

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