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Biomimetic CO oxidation below −100 °C by a nitrate-containing metal-free microporous system

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  • Konstantin Khivantsev

    (Pacific Northwest National Laboratory)

  • Nicholas R. Jaegers

    (Pacific Northwest National Laboratory)

  • Hristiyan A. Aleksandrov

    (Faculty of Chemistry and Pharmacy, University of Sofia)

  • Libor Kovarik

    (Pacific Northwest National Laboratory)

  • Miroslaw A. Derewinski

    (Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
    Jerzy Haber Institute of Catalysis and Surface Chemistry, Polish Academy of Sciences)

  • Yong Wang

    (Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
    Voiland School of Chemical Engineering and Bioengineering Washington State University)

  • Georgi N. Vayssilov

    (Faculty of Chemistry and Pharmacy, University of Sofia)

  • Janos Szanyi

    (Pacific Northwest National Laboratory)

Abstract

CO oxidation is of importance both for inorganic and living systems. Transition and precious metals supported on various materials can oxidize CO to CO2. Among them, few systems, such as Au/TiO2, can perform CO oxidation at temperatures as low as −70 °C. Living (an)aerobic organisms perform CO oxidation with nitrate using complex enzymes under ambient temperatures representing an essential pathway for life, which enables respiration in the absence of oxygen and leads to carbonate mineral formation. Herein, we report that CO can be oxidized to CO2 by nitrate at −140 °C within an inorganic, nonmetallic zeolitic system. The transformation of NOx and CO species in zeolite as well as the origin of this unique activity is clarified using a joint spectroscopic and computational approach.

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  • Konstantin Khivantsev & Nicholas R. Jaegers & Hristiyan A. Aleksandrov & Libor Kovarik & Miroslaw A. Derewinski & Yong Wang & Georgi N. Vayssilov & Janos Szanyi, 2021. "Biomimetic CO oxidation below −100 °C by a nitrate-containing metal-free microporous system," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 12(1), pages 1-8, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcom:v:12:y:2021:i:1:d:10.1038_s41467-021-26157-3
    DOI: 10.1038/s41467-021-26157-3
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