Greener and facile synthesis of Cu/ZnO catalysts for CO<sub>2</sub>hydrogenation to methanol by urea hydrolysis of acetates
Nat Phongprueksathat, Atul Bansode, Takashi Toyao, Atsushi Urakawa
Abstract
hydrogenation at 240-280 °C and 331 bar. By the combination of urea hydrolysis and the nitrate-free precipitants, the catalyst preparation is simpler with fewer steps, even without the need for a washing step and pH control, rendering the synthesis more sustainable.
Topics & Concepts
CatalysisMethanolHydrolysisUreaChemistryOrganic chemistryCatalytic hydrogenationCarbon dioxide utilization in catalysisCatalysts for Methane ReformingCatalytic Processes in Materials Science