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New black indium oxide—tandem photothermal CO2-H2 methanol selective catalyst

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  • Zeshu Zhang

    (The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen)

  • Chengliang Mao

    (University of Toronto
    Central China Normal University)

  • Débora Motta Meira

    (Argonne National Laboratory
    Canadian Light Source Inc.)

  • Paul N. Duchesne

    (Queen’s University)

  • Athanasios A. Tountas

    (University of Toronto)

  • Zhao Li

    (University of Toronto)

  • Chenyue Qiu

    (University of Toronto)

  • Sanli Tang

    (University of Toronto)

  • Rui Song

    (University of Toronto)

  • Xue Ding

    (The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen)

  • Junchuan Sun

    (The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen)

  • Jiangfan Yu

    (The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen)

  • Jane Y. Howe

    (University of Toronto
    University of Toronto)

  • Wenguang Tu

    (The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen)

  • Lu Wang

    (The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen)

  • Geoffrey A. Ozin

    (University of Toronto)

Abstract

It has long been known that the thermal catalyst Cu/ZnO/Al2O3(CZA) can enable remarkable catalytic performance towards CO2 hydrogenation for the reverse water-gas shift (RWGS) and methanol synthesis reactions. However, owing to the direct competition between these reactions, high pressure and high hydrogen concentration (≥75%) are required to shift the thermodynamic equilibrium towards methanol synthesis. Herein, a new black indium oxide with photothermal catalytic activity is successfully prepared, and it facilitates a tandem synthesis of methanol at a low hydrogen concentration (50%) and ambient pressure by directly using by-product CO as feedstock. The methanol selectivities achieve 33.24% and 49.23% at low and high hydrogen concentrations, respectively.

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  • Zeshu Zhang & Chengliang Mao & Débora Motta Meira & Paul N. Duchesne & Athanasios A. Tountas & Zhao Li & Chenyue Qiu & Sanli Tang & Rui Song & Xue Ding & Junchuan Sun & Jiangfan Yu & Jane Y. Howe & We, 2022. "New black indium oxide—tandem photothermal CO2-H2 methanol selective catalyst," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 13(1), pages 1-8, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcom:v:13:y:2022:i:1:d:10.1038_s41467-022-29222-7
    DOI: 10.1038/s41467-022-29222-7
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