Formic acid assisted synthesis of Cu-ZnO-Al2O3 catalyst and its performance in CO2 hydrogenation to methanol

JIANG Xiu-yun; YANG Wen-bing; SONG Hao; MA Qing-xiang; GAO Xin-hua; LI Peng; ZHAO Tian-sheng

doi:10.1016/S1872-5813(22)60041-0

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JIANG Xiu-yun, YANG Wen-bing, SONG Hao, MA Qing-xiang, GAO Xin-hua, LI Peng, ZHAO Tian-sheng. Formic acid assisted synthesis of Cu-ZnO-Al2O3 catalyst and its performance in CO2 hydrogenation to methanol[J]. Journal of Fuel Chemistry and Technology, 2023, 51(1): 120-128. doi: 10.1016/S1872-5813(22)60041-0

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JIANG Xiu-yun, YANG Wen-bing, SONG Hao, MA Qing-xiang, GAO Xin-hua, LI Peng, ZHAO Tian-sheng. Formic acid assisted synthesis of Cu-ZnO-Al₂O₃ catalyst and its performance in CO₂ hydrogenation to methanol[J]. Journal of Fuel Chemistry and Technology, 2023, 51(1): 120-128. doi: 10.1016/S1872-5813(22)60041-0

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Formic acid assisted synthesis of Cu-ZnO-Al₂O₃ catalyst and its performance in CO₂ hydrogenation to methanol

doi: 10.1016/S1872-5813(22)60041-0

State Key Laboratory of High-efficiency Utilization of Coal and Green Chemical Engineering, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Ningxia University, Yinchuan 750021, China

Funds: The project was supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China (22169014， 21766027), Natural Science Foundation of Ningxia (2022AAC03040, 2021AAC03108) and Graduate Innovation Project of Ningxia University (GIP2020053)

Received Date: 2022-04-02
Accepted Date: 2022-06-10
Rev Recd Date: 2022-05-20

Available Online: 2022-06-23

Publish Date: 2023-01-10

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Abstract

The Cu/Zn/Al precursor by coprecipitation was treated with formic acid and then calcined in N₂ to obtain Cu-ZnO-Al₂O₃ catalyst (CZA) for the CO₂ hydrogenation to methanol. XRD, BET, TG-DSC, SEM, H₂-TPR, N₂O titration, XPS-AES and CO₂-TPD characterization techniques were used to analyze the phase composition, structural properties of the catalyst, the Cu specific surface area, the dispersion and valence of the Cu species. The results showed that the formic acid treatment tuned the ratio of Cu⁺ and Cu⁰, increased the number of medium-strong base sites in the catalyst, and raised the selectivity of methanol. Under reaction conditions of W/F(H₂/CO₂=70/23)=10 g∙h/mol, t =200 ℃ and p =3 MPa, using Cu-ZnO-Al₂O₃ treated under HCOOH/Cu (molar ratio) =0.8, the CO₂ conversion and the methanol selectivity were 6.7% and 76.3%, respectively.
- formic acid treatment,
- Cu-ZnO-Al₂O₃,
- CO₂ hydrogenation,
- methanol

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