The Critical Role of βPdZn Alloy in Pd/ZnO Catalysts for the Hydrogenation of Carbon Dioxide to Methanol.

ABSTRACT: The rise in atmospheric CO₂ concentration and the concomitant rise in global surface temperature have prompted massive research effort in designing catalytic routes to utilize CO₂ as a feedstock. Prime among these is the hydrogenation of CO₂ to make methanol, which is a key commodity chemical intermediate, a hydrogen storage molecule, and a possible future fuel for transport sectors that cannot be electrified. Pd/ZnO has been identified as an effective candidate as a catalyst for this reaction, yet there has been no attempt to gain a fundamental understanding of how this catalyst works and more importantly to establish specific design criteria for CO₂ hydrogenation catalysts. Here, we show that Pd/ZnO catalysts have the same metal particle compos

SUBMITTER: Bowker M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9087181 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature