Direct synthesis of ethanol via CO<sub>2</sub> hydrogenation over the Co/La-Ga-O composite oxide catalyst

ZHENG Jin-nan; AN Kang; WANG Jia-ming; LI Jing; LIU Yuan

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Jun. 2019

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ZHENG Jin-nan, AN Kang, WANG Jia-ming, LI Jing, LIU Yuan. Direct synthesis of ethanol via CO2 hydrogenation over the Co/La-Ga-O composite oxide catalyst[J]. Journal of Fuel Chemistry and Technology, 2019, 47(6): 697-708.

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ZHENG Jin-nan, AN Kang, WANG Jia-ming, LI Jing, LIU Yuan. Direct synthesis of ethanol via CO₂ hydrogenation over the Co/La-Ga-O composite oxide catalyst[J]. Journal of Fuel Chemistry and Technology, 2019, 47(6): 697-708.

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Direct synthesis of ethanol via CO₂ hydrogenation over the Co/La-Ga-O composite oxide catalyst

ZHENG Jin-nan^{1, 2},
AN Kang^{1, 2},
WANG Jia-ming^{1, 2},
LI Jing^{1, 2},
LIU Yuan^{1, 2
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1.
School of Chemical Engineering, Tianjin University Tianjin Key Laboratory of Applied Catalysis Science and Technology, Tianjin 300072, China
2.
Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering(Tianjin), Tianjin 300072, China

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the National Natural Science Foundation of China 21872101

the National Natural Science Foundation of China 21576192

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Corresponding author: LIU Yuan, E-mail: yuanliu@tju.edu.cn
Received Date: 2019-02-26
Rev Recd Date: 2019-03-27

Available Online: 2021-01-23

Publish Date: 2019-06-10

Abstract

Abstract

A new Co/La₂O₃-La₄Ga₂O₉ catalyst was prepared by reducing LaCo_1-xGa_xO₃ perovskite and used in the direct synthesis of ethanol from CO₂ hydrogenation. The composite catalyst was characterized by XRD, XPS, TPD and TEM and its catalytic performance in CO₂ hydrogenation was investigated in a micro fixed-bed reactor operated at 230-290℃, 3 MPa, gas hourly space velocity (GHSV) of 3000 mL/(g_cat·h) and H₂/CO₂ molar ratio of 3.0. The results indicate that the Co/La-Ga-O composite oxide catalyst exhibits high selectivity to ethanol in CO₂ hydrogenation. In comparison with the LaCoO₃ catalyst, the incorporation of Ga dopant can inhibit the formation of CH₄ and then promote the production of alcohols, especially ethanol. With a Co/Ga atomic ratio of 7:3, the Co/La-Ga-O composite oxide catalyst displays the best performance in CO₂ hydrogenation, with a CO₂ conversion of 9.8%, a selectivity of 74.7% to total alcohols and ethanol content of 88.1% (mass ratio) in the alcohols mixture. On the basis of the experimental results, it is speculated that the synergistic effect of surface Co⁰ and Co^δ+ may contribute to the excellent performance of the Co/La₂O₃-La₄Ga₂O₉ catalyst in CO₂ hydrogenation to ethanol.
- carbon dioxide hydrogenation,
- ethanol synthesis,
- perovskite-type oxide,
- cobalt,
- gallium

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