Carbon nanofibers based copper/zirconia catalysts for carbon dioxide hydrogenation to methanol: Effect of copper concentration

Din, I.U. and Shaharun, M.S. and Naeem, A. and Tasleem, S. and Rafie Johan, M. (2018) Carbon nanofibers based copper/zirconia catalysts for carbon dioxide hydrogenation to methanol: Effect of copper concentration. Chemical Engineering Journal, 334. pp. 619-629.

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Abstract

A series of novel bimetallic copper/zirconia carbon nanofibers supported catalysts with different Cu contents (5�25 wt) were synthesized via deposition precipitation method. The physicochemical characterization of the calcined catalysts was carried out by X-ray diffraction, inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectroscopy, N2 adsorption�desorption, N2O chemisorption, temperature programmed reduction, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, high resolution transmission electron microscopy and temperature programmed CO2 desorption. Structure-reactivity correlation for catalytic hydrogenation of CO2 to methanol was discussed in details. Reaction studies revealed 15 wt as optimum Cu concentration for CO2 conversion to methanol with CO2/H2 feed volume ratio of 1:3. Cu surface area was found to play a vital role in methanol synthesis rate. CO2 conversion was observed to be directly proportional to the number of total basic sites. A comparative study of this novel catalyst with the recently reported data revealed the better CO2 conversion at relatively low reaction temperature. © 2017 Elsevier B.V.

Item Type: Article
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Uncontrolled Keywords: Carbon dioxide; Carbon nanofibers; Catalysts; Copper; Desorption; High resolution transmission electron microscopy; Hydrogenation; Inductively coupled plasma; Methanol; Nanofibers; Optical emission spectroscopy; Precipitation (chemical); Synthesis gas manufacture; Temperature programmed desorption; X ray diffraction; Zirconia, Carbon dioxide hydrogenation; Cu loadings; Deposition precipitation methods; Inductively coupled plasma-optical emission spectroscopy; Methanol synthesis; Physico-chemical characterization; Slurry reactor; Temperature-programmed reduction, X ray photoelectron spectroscopy
Departments / MOR / COE: Research Institutes > Institute for Contaminant Management
Depositing User: Mr Ahmad Suhairi Mohamed Lazim
Date Deposited: 26 Jul 2018 03:01
Last Modified: 11 Oct 2018 02:25
URI: http://scholars.utp.edu.my/id/eprint/20678

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