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Title: Na + -gated water-conducting nanochannels for boosting CO 2 conversion to liquid fuels

Abstract

Robust, gas-impeding water-conduction nanochannels that can sieve water from small gas molecules such as hydrogen (H 2 ), particularly at high temperature and pressure, are desirable for boosting many important reactions severely restricted by water (the major by-product) both thermodynamically and kinetically. Identifying and constructing such nanochannels into large-area separation membranes without introducing extra defects is challenging. We found that sodium ion (Na + )–gated water-conduction nanochannels could be created by assembling NaA zeolite crystals into a continuous, defect-free separation membrane through a rationally designed method. Highly efficient in situ water removal through water-conduction nanochannels led to a substantial increase in carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) conversion and methanol yield in CO 2 hydrogenation for methanol production.

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ORCiD logo [1]; ORCiD logo [2]; ORCiD logo [3]; ORCiD logo [1]; ORCiD logo [1]; ORCiD logo [1]; ORCiD logo [4]; ORCiD logo [2];  [5]; ORCiD logo [1]
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  1. Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY 12180, USA.
  2. Institute of Industrial Catalysis, State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Green-Chemical Synthesis Technology, College of Chemical Engineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310032, P.R. China.
  3. Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY 12180, USA., Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, Missouri University of Science and Technology, Rolla, MO 65409, USA.
  4. Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, Missouri University of Science and Technology, Rolla, MO 65409, USA.
  5. Gas Technology Institute, Des Plaines, IL 60018, USA.
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1598089
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AR0000806
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Journal Name:
Science
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Name: Science Journal Volume: 367 Journal Issue: 6478; Journal ID: ISSN 0036-8075
Publisher:
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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Li, Huazheng, Qiu, Chenglong, Ren, Shoujie, Dong, Qiaobei, Zhang, Shenxiang, Zhou, Fanglei, Liang, Xinhua, Wang, Jianguo, Li, Shiguang, and Yu, Miao. Na + -gated water-conducting nanochannels for boosting CO 2 conversion to liquid fuels. United States: N. p., 2020. Web. doi:10.1126/science.aaz6053.
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Li, Huazheng, Qiu, Chenglong, Ren, Shoujie, Dong, Qiaobei, Zhang, Shenxiang, Zhou, Fanglei, Liang, Xinhua, Wang, Jianguo, Li, Shiguang, & Yu, Miao. Na + -gated water-conducting nanochannels for boosting CO 2 conversion to liquid fuels. United States. doi:10.1126/science.aaz6053.
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Li, Huazheng, Qiu, Chenglong, Ren, Shoujie, Dong, Qiaobei, Zhang, Shenxiang, Zhou, Fanglei, Liang, Xinhua, Wang, Jianguo, Li, Shiguang, and Yu, Miao. Thu . "Na + -gated water-conducting nanochannels for boosting CO 2 conversion to liquid fuels". United States. doi:10.1126/science.aaz6053.
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@article{osti_1598089,
title = {Na + -gated water-conducting nanochannels for boosting CO 2 conversion to liquid fuels},
author = {Li, Huazheng and Qiu, Chenglong and Ren, Shoujie and Dong, Qiaobei and Zhang, Shenxiang and Zhou, Fanglei and Liang, Xinhua and Wang, Jianguo and Li, Shiguang and Yu, Miao},
abstractNote = {Robust, gas-impeding water-conduction nanochannels that can sieve water from small gas molecules such as hydrogen (H 2 ), particularly at high temperature and pressure, are desirable for boosting many important reactions severely restricted by water (the major by-product) both thermodynamically and kinetically. Identifying and constructing such nanochannels into large-area separation membranes without introducing extra defects is challenging. We found that sodium ion (Na + )–gated water-conduction nanochannels could be created by assembling NaA zeolite crystals into a continuous, defect-free separation membrane through a rationally designed method. Highly efficient in situ water removal through water-conduction nanochannels led to a substantial increase in carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) conversion and methanol yield in CO 2 hydrogenation for methanol production.},
doi = {10.1126/science.aaz6053},
journal = {Science},
number = 6478,
volume = 367,
place = {United States},
year = {2020},
month = {2}
}
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