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Front. Energy    2022, Vol. 16 Issue (2) : 145-149    https://doi.org/10.1007/s11708-022-0828-6
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Renewable synthetic fuel: turning carbon dioxide back into fuel
Zhen HUANG(), Lei ZHU(), Ang LI, Zhan GAO
Key Laboratory for Power Machinery and Engineering of the Ministry of Education, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China; China Research Institute of Carbon Neutrality, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
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Corresponding Author(s): Zhen HUANG,Lei ZHU   
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Tongcan Cui and Yizhe Hou contributed equally to this work.

Online First Date: 13 May 2022    Issue Date: 25 May 2022
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Zhen HUANG,Lei ZHU,Ang LI, et al. Renewable synthetic fuel: turning carbon dioxide back into fuel[J]. Front. Energy, 2022, 16(2): 145-149.
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https://academic.hep.com.cn/fie/EN/Y2022/V16/I2/145
Fig.1  Roadmap of renewable fuel production based on zero-carbon power.
Fig.2  Thermal catalysis route for preparing renewable synthetic fuels.
Fig.3  Electrocatalysis route for preparing renewable synthetic fuels.
Fig.4  Vision of future energy: Produce renewable synthetic fuels using the sun, water and CO2.
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