Dry reforming of methane produces syngas from CO2 and a near-equivalent amount of CH4; the complete utilization of CO2-rich natural gas thus presents a challenge. Now, a tandem electro-thermocatalytic process is demonstrated that integrates the CH4 reforming process with the reverse water–gas shift and H2O electrolysis reactions to efficiently catalyse CO2-rich natural gas into syngas in a solid oxide electrolysis cell.
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Fig. 1: The tandem electro-thermocatalytic system.
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Solid oxide electrolysis cell for the super-dry reforming of methane. Nat. Chem. (2025). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41557-025-01795-y
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