Performance of Cu-Mn-Zn/ZrO<sub>2</sub> catalysts for methanol synthesis from CO<sub>2</sub> hydrogenation: The effect of Zn content

WANG Shiwei; YANG Jinhai; ZHOU Hongli; XIAO Fukui; ZHAO Ning

doi:10.1016/S1872-5813(23)60391-3

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WANG Shiwei, YANG Jinhai, ZHOU Hongli, XIAO Fukui, ZHAO Ning. Performance of Cu-Mn-Zn/ZrO2 catalysts for methanol synthesis from CO2 hydrogenation: The effect of Zn content[J]. Journal of Fuel Chemistry and Technology, 2024, 52(3): 293-304. doi: 10.1016/S1872-5813(23)60391-3

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WANG Shiwei, YANG Jinhai, ZHOU Hongli, XIAO Fukui, ZHAO Ning. Performance of Cu-Mn-Zn/ZrO₂ catalysts for methanol synthesis from CO₂ hydrogenation: The effect of Zn content[J]. Journal of Fuel Chemistry and Technology, 2024, 52(3): 293-304. doi: 10.1016/S1872-5813(23)60391-3

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Performance of Cu-Mn-Zn/ZrO₂ catalysts for methanol synthesis from CO₂ hydrogenation: The effect of Zn content

doi: 10.1016/S1872-5813(23)60391-3

WANG Shiwei^{1, 2
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YANG Jinhai^1
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ZHOU Hongli^{1, 2},
XIAO Fukui^{1
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ZHAO Ning^{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

Funds: The project was supported by Fundamental Research Program of Shanxi Province (202203021221303), Science and Technology Major Project of Shanxi Province (202005D121002), The Central Project Guide Local Science and Technology for Development (2020SW26).

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Corresponding author: E-mail: xiaofk@sxicc.ac.cn (Fukui Xiao)E-mail: xiaofk@sxicc.ac.cn (XIAO F K); zhaoning@sxicc.ac.cn (Ning Zhao)zhaoning@sxicc.ac.cn (ZHAO N)
Received Date: 2023-08-30
Accepted Date: 2023-09-28
Rev Recd Date: 2023-09-27

Available Online: 2023-10-31

Publish Date: 2024-03-10

Abstract

Abstract

A series of Cu-Mn-Zn/ZrO₂ catalysts with different Zn contents were prepared by sol-gel method and characterized by XRD, BET, TPR, N₂O-adsorption, XPS, TPD and in-situ DRIFTS. It was found that by increasing a certain amount of Zn, the catalytic activity for CO₂ hydrogenation increased. Among all samples, Cu₃MnZn_0.5Zr_0.5 (CMZZ-0.5) possessed the best CO₂ conversion (6.5%) and methanol selectivity (73.7%) at 250 °C and 5 MPa. Characterization results showed that Zn entered the Cu_1.5Mn_1.5O₄ spinel structure, forming ZnO_x and thus more surface OH groups. This increased the content of Cu⁰ and Cu^α+, which improved the activation of H₂ and CO₂. The pathway of CO₂ to methanol was also clarified through in-situ DRIFTS.
- CO₂ hydrogenation,
- methanol,
- copper-based catalyst,
- surface hydroxyl

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