The Enigma of Methanol Synthesis by Cu/ZnO/Al2O3-Based Catalysts

A Beck, MA Newton, LGA van de Water… - Chemical …, 2024 - ACS Publications
The activity and durability of the Cu/ZnO/Al2O3 (CZA) catalyst formulation for methanol
synthesis from CO/CO2/H2 feeds far exceed the sum of its individual components. As such …

State of the art and perspectives in heterogeneous catalysis of CO 2 hydrogenation to methanol

J Zhong, X Yang, Z Wu, B Liang, Y Huang… - Chemical Society …, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
The ever-increasing amount of anthropogenic carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions has resulted
in great environmental impacts. The selective hydrogenation of CO2 to methanol, the first …

Probing the active surface sites for CO reduction on oxide-derived copper electrocatalysts

A Verdaguer-Casadevall, CW Li… - Journal of the …, 2015 - ACS Publications
CO electroreduction activity on oxide-derived Cu (OD-Cu) was found to correlate with
metastable surface features that bind CO strongly. OD-Cu electrodes prepared by H2 …

Structure sensitivity of Cu and CuZn catalysts relevant to industrial methanol synthesis

R Van Den Berg, G Prieto, G Korpershoek… - Nature …, 2016 - nature.com
For decades it has been debated whether the conversion of synthesis gas to methanol over
copper catalysts is sensitive or insensitive to the structure of the copper surface. Here we …

On the synergetic catalytic effect in heterogeneous nanocomposite catalysts

J Shi - Chemical reviews, 2013 - ACS Publications
The advantages of heterogeneous catalysis over homogeneous one, for example,
repeatable use of catalysts, easy separation of catalysts from products, etc., have been well …

Tailoring the catalytic properties of metal nanoparticles via support interactions

M Ahmadi, H Mistry… - The Journal of Physical …, 2016 - ACS Publications
The development of new catalysts for energy technology and environmental remediation
requires a thorough knowledge of how the physical and chemical properties of a catalyst …

Atom-resolved imaging of dynamic shape changes in supported copper nanocrystals

PL Hansen, JB Wagner, S Helveg, JR Rostrup-Nielsen… - Science, 2002 - science.org
In situ transmission electron microscopy is used to obtain atom-resolved images of copper
nanocrystals on different supports. These are catalysts for methanol synthesis and …

Active sites and structure–activity relationships of copper-based catalysts for carbon dioxide hydrogenation to methanol

S Natesakhawat, JW Lekse, JP Baltrus… - Acs catalysis, 2012 - ACS Publications
Active sites and structure–activity relationships for methanol synthesis from a stoichiometric
mixture of CO2 and H2 were investigated for a series of coprecipitated Cu-based catalysts …