Mechanistic study on the hydrogenation of CO<sub>2</sub> to methanol over Cu-Mn-La-Zr catalysts prepared by different methods

WANG Shi-qiang; YANG Jin-hai; ZHAO Ning; XIAO Fu-kui

doi:10.1016/S1872-5813(22)60079-3

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WANG Shi-qiang, YANG Jin-hai, ZHAO Ning, XIAO Fu-kui. Mechanistic study on the hydrogenation of CO2 to methanol over Cu-Mn-La-Zr catalysts prepared by different methods[J]. Journal of Fuel Chemistry and Technology, 2023, 51(7): 970-976. doi: 10.1016/S1872-5813(22)60079-3

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WANG Shi-qiang, YANG Jin-hai, ZHAO Ning, XIAO Fu-kui. Mechanistic study on the hydrogenation of CO₂ to methanol over Cu-Mn-La-Zr catalysts prepared by different methods[J]. Journal of Fuel Chemistry and Technology, 2023, 51(7): 970-976. doi: 10.1016/S1872-5813(22)60079-3

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Mechanistic study on the hydrogenation of CO₂ to methanol over Cu-Mn-La-Zr catalysts prepared by different methods

doi: 10.1016/S1872-5813(22)60079-3

WANG Shi-qiang^{1, 2
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YANG Jin-hai^1
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ZHAO Ning^{1
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XIAO Fu-kui^{1
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State Key Laboratory of Coal Conversion, Institute of Coal Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Taiyuan 030001, China
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University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China

Received Date: 2022-11-08
Accepted Date: 2022-12-14
Rev Recd Date: 2022-12-14

Available Online: 2022-12-26

Publish Date: 2023-07-01

Abstract

Abstract

The reaction routes for the CO₂ hydrogenation to methanol over a series of Cu-Mn-La-Zr catalysts prepared by different methods, viz., CMLZ-CP by co-precipitation, CMLZ-S by sol-gel method and CMLZ-H by hydrothermal method, were comparatively investigated by in-situ DRIFT and H₂-TPD characterization. The results indicate that the surface hydroxyl groups on these catalysts contribute to the CO₂ hydrogenation to methanol and the reaction may follow the formate (HCOO*) and carboxylate (COOH*) routes. The carboxylate pathway is preferred for the reaction over the CMLZ-CP and CMLZ-H catalysts, whereas the formate pathway dominates in the reaction over the CMLZ-S catalyst. The CMLZ-CP catalyst shows the strongest ability to activate H₂ and thus exhibits the highest CO₂ conversion and methanol yield. In contrast, the CMLZ-H catalyst has high percentage of medium to strong basic sites and oxygen defects, which favor the hydrogenation of intermediate species to methanol, and thus exhibits the highest selectivity to methanol.
- CO₂ hydrogenation,
- methanol,
- reaction mechanisms

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