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High-performance hybrid oxide catalyst of manganese and cobalt for low-pressure methanol synthesis

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  • Cheng-Shiuan Li

    (Department of Chemistry
    Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
    Green Energy and Environment Research Laboratories, Industrial Technology Research Institute)

  • Gérôme Melaet

    (Department of Chemistry
    Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory)

  • Walter T. Ralston

    (Department of Chemistry
    Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory)

  • Kwangjin An

    (Department of Chemistry
    Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory)

  • Christopher Brooks

    (Honda Research Institute USA Inc)

  • Yifan Ye

    (Advanced Light Source, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
    National Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory and Collaborative Innovation Center of Suzhou Nano Science and Technology, University of Science and Technology of China)

  • Yi-Sheng Liu

    (Advanced Light Source, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory)

  • Junfa Zhu

    (National Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory and Collaborative Innovation Center of Suzhou Nano Science and Technology, University of Science and Technology of China)

  • Jinghua Guo

    (Advanced Light Source, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory)

  • Selim Alayoglu

    (Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory)

  • Gabor A. Somorjai

    (Department of Chemistry
    Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory)

Abstract

Carbon dioxide capture and use as a carbon feedstock presents both environmental and industrial benefits. Here we report the discovery of a hybrid oxide catalyst comprising manganese oxide nanoparticles supported on mesoporous spinel cobalt oxide, which catalyses the conversion of carbon dioxide to methanol at high yields. In addition, carbon–carbon bond formation is observed through the production of ethylene. We document the existence of an active interface between cobalt oxide surface layers and manganese oxide nanoparticles by using X-ray absorption spectroscopy and electron energy-loss spectroscopy in the scanning transmission electron microscopy mode. Through control experiments, we find that the catalyst’s chemical nature and architecture are the key factors in enabling the enhanced methanol synthesis and ethylene production. To demonstrate the industrial applicability, the catalyst is also run under high conversion regimes, showing its potential as a substitute for current methanol synthesis technologies.

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  • Cheng-Shiuan Li & Gérôme Melaet & Walter T. Ralston & Kwangjin An & Christopher Brooks & Yifan Ye & Yi-Sheng Liu & Junfa Zhu & Jinghua Guo & Selim Alayoglu & Gabor A. Somorjai, 2015. "High-performance hybrid oxide catalyst of manganese and cobalt for low-pressure methanol synthesis," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 6(1), pages 1-5, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcom:v:6:y:2015:i:1:d:10.1038_ncomms7538
    DOI: 10.1038/ncomms7538
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