Hydrogen-efficient non-oxidative transformation of methanol into dimethoxymethane over a tailored bifunctional Cu catalyst
Ruiyan Sun, Chalachew Mebrahtu, Jan P. Hofmann, Dominik Bongartz, Jannik Burre, Christian Henning Gierlich, Peter J. C. Hausoul, Alexander Mitsos, Regina Palkovits
Abstract
DMM, as a promising synthetic fuel, can enable clean combustion. We demonstrated a novel pathway for DMM production with the co-production of valuable H<sub>2</sub><italic>via</italic> direct methanol dehydrogenation in the presence of a highly-selective Cu/Hβ catalyst.
Topics & Concepts
DimethoxymethaneDehydrogenationBifunctionalCatalysisMethanolBifunctional catalystChemistryCombustionHydrogen productionHydrogenOxidative phosphorylationMaterials scienceChemical engineeringOrganic chemistryBiochemistryEngineeringCatalytic Processes in Materials ScienceCatalysis and Oxidation ReactionsCatalysts for Methane Reforming