Spatially coupled CO activation and hydrogenation sites in 1 T'-MoS enable near-unity methanol selectivity.
Zhao Y; Ji B; Xu J; Tang X; Zheng Y; Pan C; Zhang J; Zhan W; Zhu Y; Lou Y
Scientists have made a special material called 1 T'-MoS that helps turn CO into methanol, which is a type of fuel. This material works really well because its structure helps parts of the CO change in just the right way. It turns CO into methanol 99.2% of the time, making it very useful.