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Using Biomass Gasification Mineral Residue as Catalyst to Produce Light Olefins from CO, CO2 , and H2 Mixtures
Iris C Ten Have1, Robin Y van den Brink1, Stéphane C Marie-Rose2
1Inorganic Chemistry and Catalysis, Debye Institute for Nanomaterials Science, Utrecht University, Universiteitsweg 99, 3584 CG, Utrecht, Netherlands.
Abstract:
Invited for this month's cover is the group of Bert Weckhuysen at Utrecht University. The image shows how iron nanoparticles in a biomass gasification residue can convert CO, CO2 , and H2 mixtures into light olefins. The Research Article itself is available at 10.1002/cssc.202200436.
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