Bifunctional rhenium–copper nanostructures for intensified and stable ethanol synthesis <i>via</i> hydrogenation of dimethyl oxalate
Zhongnan Du, Meng Chen, Xuepeng Wang, Xingkun Chen, Xiaoling Mou, Yuan Tan, Wenshao Yang, Chuanqi Huang, Hejun Zhu, Ronghe Lin, Yunjie Ding
Abstract
Small copper nanoparticles decorated with isolated and clustered oxophilic rhenium species are designed for intensified ethanol production through hydrogenation of dimethyl oxalate with unprecedented stability performance.
Topics & Concepts
CopperRheniumBifunctionalCatalysisEthanolOxalateChemistryNanoparticleCombinatorial chemistryMaterials scienceNanotechnologyInorganic chemistryOrganic chemistryCatalysts for Methane ReformingCatalysis for Biomass ConversionCatalytic Processes in Materials Science