Water-Boosted Ethanol
Water promotes C–C coupling and switches the main product from methanol to ethanol in plasma-catalytic CO₂ hydrogenation, raising ethanol selectivity from 2.1% to 56%.
Meng, Shengyan · Cui, Zhaolun · Qian, Chen · Hang, Zhang · Li, Shangkun · Neyts, Erik Cornelis · Vlasov, Evgeny O. · Jenkinson, Kellie J. · Bals, Sara · Yang, Dezheng · Liu, Min · Liu, Yi · Bogaerts, Annemie A.M.B. · Lu, Anhui · Yi, Yanhui
ACS Catalysis 2025
Reaction temperature ~75 °C at atmospheric pressure
Water addition only (D₂O and H₂¹⁸O isotope tracing reveals promotion)