# s-chem: fuel from air

<< A highly efficient homogeneous catalyst system for the production of CH3OH from CO2 using pentaethylenehexamine and Ru-Macho-BH (1) at 125–165 °C in an ethereal solvent has been developed (initial turnover frequency = 70 h–1 at 145 °C) >>

<< Various sources of CO2 can be used for this reaction including air, despite its low CO2 concentration (400 ppm) >>

Jotheeswari Kothandaraman, Alain Goeppert, et al. Conversion of CO2 from Air into Methanol Using a Polyamine and a Homogeneous Ruthenium Catalyst. Journal of the American Chemical Society. December 29, 2015. DOI: 10.1021/jacs.5b12354

http://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/jacs.5b12354

Andy Extance. Carbon dioxide-to-methanol catalyst ignites ‘fuel from air’ debate. 14 January 2016

http://www.rsc.org/chemistryworld/2016/01/fuel-air-carbon-dioxide-capture-methanol-renewable-energy

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