The ever-increasing amount of anthropogenic carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions has resulted
in great environmental impacts. The selective hydrogenation of CO2 to methanol, the first …

Supported metal nanoparticles, M-NPs, are of great scientific and economic interest as they
encompass application in chemical manufacturing, oil refining and environmental catalysis …

Electrochemical conversion of nitrate, a widespread water pollutant, into high-value-added
ammonia is a renewable and delocalized route to restore the globally perturbed nitrogen …

Atomic-level understanding of the active sites and transformation mechanisms under
realistic working conditions is a prerequisite for rational design of high-performance …

Metal oxides are widely employed in heterogeneous catalysis, but it remains challenging to
determine their exact structure and understand the reaction mechanisms at the molecular …

The chemical transformation of CO2 not only mitigates the anthropogenic CO2 emission into
the Earth's atmosphere but also produces carbon compounds that can be used as …

The active sites over commercial copper/zinc oxide/aluminum oxide (Cu/ZnO/Al2O3)
catalysts for carbon dioxide (CO2) hydrogenation to methanol, the Zn-Cu bimetallic sites or …

The synergistic interaction among different components in complex catalysts is one of the
crucial factors in determining catalytic performance. Here we report the interactions among …

Catalytic hydrogenation of CO2 with renewable H2 to methanol represents a promising
pathway for reducing anthropogenic CO2 emissions. Catalysts play a key role in enhancing …

Ocean acidification and climate change are expected to be two of the most difficult scientific
challenges of the 21st century. Converting CO2 into valuable chemicals and fuels is one of …