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Effects of catalyst composition on methanol synthesis from CO2/H2

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Effects of catalyst composition have been studied for Cu/support and Cu/ZnO/supports in methanol synthesis from CO2/H2. A strong effect of support has been observed. Different supports brought about different behavior in temperature-programmed reduction of copper, different copper surface areas, and different catalytic activity and selectivity. It seemed possible to find catalyst supports that might perform better than commercial Cu/ZnO/Al2O3 catalysts. A correlation was observed between catalytic activity and the copper surface area which was varied by using different supports. However, the sup]>orts appeared to influence other catalytic properties as well, for example, the surface oxygen coverage.

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Lee, K.H., Lee, J.S. Effects of catalyst composition on methanol synthesis from CO2/H2 . Korean J. Chem. Eng. 12, 460–465 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02705811

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