A Cu-SiO2 Catalyst for Highly Efficient Hydrogenation of Methyl Formate to Methanol

Selective oxidation of methanol to form dimethoxymethane and methyl formate over a monolayer V2O5/TiO2 catalyst

The oxidation of methanol over highly dispersed vanadia supported on TiO2 (anatase) has been investigated using in situ Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), near ambient pressure X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (NAP XPS), X-ray absorption near-edge structure (XANES), and a temperature-programmed reaction technique. The data were complemented by kinetic measurements collected in a fl...

A highly selective and stable ZnO-ZrO2 solid solution catalyst for CO2 hydrogenation to methanol

Although methanol synthesis via CO hydrogenation has been industrialized, CO2 hydrogenation to methanol still confronts great obstacles of low methanol selectivity and poor stability, particularly for supported metal catalysts under industrial conditions. We report a binary metal oxide, ZnO-ZrO2 solid solution catalyst, which can achieve methanol selectivity of up to 86 to 91% with CO2 single-p...

Low temperature methanol synthesis from CO hydrogenation over Cu-based catalyst

A b as well as methanol selectivity (~90%) were achieved with a mass space velocity of 2700 L/h.kg-cat. at 433 K and 5.0 MPa via ethyl formate in slurry phase. This study investigated the influences of co-precipitation PH value of copper magnesium catalyst, types of alkali compounds as carbonylation promoters and impregnation agents, alcohol solvent on the reaction performances. It was also fou...

Performance Evaluation of Cu-SiO2 Aerogel Catalyst in Methanol Steam Reforming

Continuous hydrogenation of ethyl levulinate to γ-valerolactone and 2-methyl tetrahydrofuran over alumina doped Cu/SiO2 catalyst: the potential of commercialization

Hydrogenation of levulinic acid (LA) and its esters to produce γ-valerolactone (GVL) and 2-methyl tetrahydrofuran (2-MTHF) is a key step for the utilization of cellulose derived LA. Aiming to develop a commercially feasible base metal catalyst for the production of GVL from LA, with satisfactory activity, selectivity, and stability, Al2O3 doped Cu/SiO2 and Cu/SiO2 catalysts were fabricated by c...