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A Cu/Zn/Al/Zr Fibrous Catalyst that is an Improved CO2 Hydrogenation to Methanol Catalyst

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A series of Cu/Zn/Al/Zr CO2 hydrogenation to methanol catalysts containing different ratios of Al/Zr were prepared using a co-precipitation procedure. SEM, TEM, and XRD characterization showed that all the catalysts comprised crystallites in a fibrous structure and their Cu/Zn crystallite dispersions were better than that of a commercial (COM) catalyst. It is suggested that the high dispersion and stability of the Cu/Zn crystallites due to the fibrous structure enhanced CO2 hydrogenation, and the added Zr component further improved the catalyst. A 5% Zr addition gave a methanol space time yield 80% higher than that on the COM catalyst.

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The authors gratefully acknowledge the financial supports by the Chinese National Science Foundation (nos. 20576060, 20606021), and by Specialized Research Fund for the Doctoral Program of Higher Education (no. 20050003030).

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    Xin An, Jinlu Li, Yizan Zuo, Qiang Zhang, Dezheng Wang & Jinfu Wang

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An, X., Li, J., Zuo, Y. et al. A Cu/Zn/Al/Zr Fibrous Catalyst that is an Improved CO2 Hydrogenation to Methanol Catalyst. Catal Lett 118, 264–269 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10562-007-9182-x

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