Durable catalyst could enable large scale conversion of carbon dioxide to syngas

Carbon dioxide and methane could be converted into cleaner fuels and feedstocks using a stable new catalyst that resists deterioration, even after hundreds of hours of use at high temperatures. The material’s clever design might even help solve stability issues in other catalytic processes.¹

Reacting methane with carbon dioxide to make hydrogen and carbon monoxide – a process known as dry reforming – offers a way to convert unwanted greenhouse gases into clean fuel and other useful chemicals. Hydrogen can be used as an environmentally-friendly energy source, while syngas – a mixture of hydrogen and carbon monoxide – can be transformed into a wide range of useful materials through the Fischer–Tropsch process.