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Co2 Hydrogenation To Methanol Over Cu Nanoparticles Supported On Nanocrystalline Zro2 Catalyst
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Conversion of carbon dioxide has become a valuable chemical, and a globally distributed product like methanol, dimethyl ether (dme), urea, formaldehyde, and hydrocarbons are one of the most attractive ways to mitigate its emission into the natural environment. methanol is another interesting fuel, which has been the search for new energy sources. mitigation of co2 emissions and transportation an alternative fuel source has created the idea of a carbon neutral cycle called “the methanol economy.” methanol was mainly used as a starting raw- material in the chemical industries, which has also concurred with the fossil fuel depletion. it could also be an efficient substituted and sustainable alternative fuel if corrective hydrogen and anthropogenic co2 are used for its synthesis. carbon dioxide hydrogenation for the production of methanol has two different synthesis routes. in the first route, co2 and hydrogen are directly used for methanol production, while, in the second, co2 is first converted into co via reverse water-gas shift (rwgs) reaction to produce syngas and then the syngas is carried out to a reactor to convert into methanol [32]. one way of achieving this goal is analysed highly active and selective catalysts for methanol synthesis, because of the thermodynamic stability of co2. we have developed a catalyst for methanol economy, which preferable for high co2 conversion and high selectivity for methanol production. the objective of the current study is to explore that cu/zro2 has a high activity for methanol production from carbon dioxide hydrogenation. cu-nanoparticles supported on zro2 were synthesized by post synthesis method. in post synthesis method, zro2 nanoparticles were prepared by the solvo-thermal method, and then cu-nanoparticles were deposited over it. where sodium lauroyl sarcosinate) acted as morphology controlling agent and 1-dodecanethiol as size controlling agent for nickel nanoparticles. the performance of the cu/zro2 catalyst showed co2 conversion > 16% and methanol selectivity > 90%, corresponding to an sty up to 0.92 gmeoh h-1 gcat-1 at 240 °c and 30 bar for co2 hydrogenation to methanol.

 
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Project Details :
  • Date : Oct 31,2018
  • Innovator : Bappi Paul
  • Team Members : Sachin Sharma
  • Guide Name : Dr. Rajaram Bal
  • University : Indian Institute of Petroleum (CSIR-IIP)
  • Submission Year : 2019
  • Category : Chemistry
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