Mesoporous Carbon-supported Cu/ZnO for Methanol Synthesis from Carbon Dioxide
Huamei Duan A B C , Yunxia Yang C D , Ranjeet Singh B , Ken Chiang C , Steven Wang C , Penny Xiao B , Jim Patel C , David Danaci B , Nick Burke C , Yuchun Zhai A and Paul A. Webley B DA School of Materials and Metallurgy, Northeastern University, Shenyang, Liaoning, 110819, China.
B Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Vic. 3010, Australia.
C CSIRO Earth Science and Resource Engineering, Clayton, Vic. 3168, Australia
D Corresponding authors. Email: yunxia.yang@csiro.au; paul.webley@unimelb.edu.au
Australian Journal of Chemistry 67(6) 907-914 https://doi.org/10.1071/CH13622
Submitted: 13 November 2013 Accepted: 3 February 2014 Published: 13 March 2014
Abstract
Catalysts based on Cu/CuO–ZnO supported on mesoporous carbon (FDU-15) were synthesised and tested for methanol production from CO2 and H2. The catalytic activity was strongly dependent on the method by which the Cu and Zn components were loaded onto the carbon support. Three synthetic methods were trialled and the materials produced were characterised by various techniques. The materials with better contact between the Cu/CuO and ZnO particles were catalytically more active towards methanol production (CZC-3 > CZC-2 > CZC-1). The methanol production rate for CZC-3 (7.3 mmol g–1 h–1) was higher, on a catalyst weight basis, than that of a commercial catalyst (5.6 mmol g–1 h–1). Also, CZC-3 had a higher turnover frequency (1.8 × 10–2 s–1) than the commercial catalyst (0.2 × 10–2 s–1). This work demonstrates that Cu/CuO and ZnO particles supported on mesoporous carbon, prepared by an appropriate method, are promising catalysts for methanol synthesis from carbon dioxide.
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