Atomic-scale engineering of indium oxide promotion by palladium for methanol production via CO2 hydrogenation

Abstract Metal promotion is broadly applied to enhance the performance of heterogeneous catalysts to fulfill industrial requirements. Still, generating and quantifying the effect of the promoter speciation that exclusively introduces desired properties and ensures proximity to or accommodation within the active site and durability upon reaction is very challenging. Recently, In 2 O 3 was discovered as a highly selective and stable catalyst for green methanol production from CO 2 . Activity boosting by promotion with palladium, an efficient H 2 -splitter, was partially successful since palladium nanoparticles mediate the parasitic reverse water–gas shift reaction, reducing selectivity, and sinter or alloy with…

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  Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich
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  Agència de Gestió d'Ajuts Universitaris i de Recerca

  Award: 2017 SGR