Trace Additive Cleans Up Fischer-Tropsch Synthesis
A dash of bromomethane curbs carbon dioxide emissions from industrial process used to make olefins from syngas.
By Mark Peplow, special to C&EN, the latest chemistry news, including important research advances, business and policy trends, chemical safety practices, career guidance, and more.
Fischer-Tropsch Process
For almost a century, the industrial Fischer-Tropsch (FT) process has been used to convert syngas—a blend of carbon monoxide and hydrogen—to liquid hydrocarbons.
Breakthrough Discovery
Now researchers in China have discovered that adding a trace of bromomethane to syngas can almost eliminate unwanted carbon dioxide emissions from the process while increasing the output of valuable olefins (Science 2025, DOI: 10.1126/science.aea1655).
Author's summary: Researchers found a way to reduce CO2 emissions.
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