Permanently polarized hydroxyapatite for selective electrothermal catalytic conversion of carbon dioxide into ethanol

Chem Commun (Camb). 2021 May 25;57(42):5163-5166. doi: 10.1039/d0cc07989h. Epub 2021 Apr 26.

Abstract

Conversion of CO2 into valuable chemicals is not only a very challenging topic but also a socially demanding issue. In this work, permanently polarized hydroxyapatite obtained using a thermal stimulated polarization process is proposed as a highly selective catalyst for green production of ethanol starting from CO2 and CH4.