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Methanol synthesis from CO2 hydrogenation over copper based catalysts

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A series of Cu–ZnO/Al2O3 catalysts prepared by coprecipitation were used for methanol synthesis by CO2 hydrogenation in a fixed bed reactor system. The effect of the catalysts composition and the reaction temperature on the catalytic activity was investigated. The main results show that the highest CO2 conversion and the best yield of methanol are obtained with the catalyst containing 51 wt% Cu and 22 wt% Zn. This result is assigned to the highest metallic copper surface area and to the interaction between copper and zinc oxide. However, the reaction temperature increase is disadvantageous for the methanol synthesis reaction.

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Hania Ahouari thanks the Institute of Chemistry of Media and Materials in Poitiers (IC2MP) for the financial support that contributed to the achievement of this study.

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    Hania Ahouari, Anthony Le Valant, Ludovic Pinard, Patrick Magnoux & Yannick Pouilloux

  2. Laboratoire de Physico-chimie des Matériaux et Catalyse, Université A. Mira, 06000, Bejaïa, Algeria

    Hania Ahouari & Ahcène Soualah

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Ahouari, H., Soualah, A., Le Valant, A. et al. Methanol synthesis from CO2 hydrogenation over copper based catalysts. Reac Kinet Mech Cat 110, 131–145 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11144-013-0587-9

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