Impregnated and co-precipitated, promoted and unpromoted, bulk and supported iron catalysts were prepared, characterized, and subjected to hydrogenation of CO 2 at various pressures (1-2 MPa) and temperatures (573-673 K). Potassium, as an important promoter, enhanced the CO 2 uptake and selectivity towards olefins and long-chain hydrocarbons. Al 2 O 3 , when added as a structural promoter during co-precipitation, increased CO 2 conversion as well as selectivity to C 2? hydrocarbons.