Abstract
Small and narrowly distributed Cu nanoparticles, supported on SiO 2 decorated with isolated Ti IV sites, prepared through surface organometallic chemistry, showed significantly improved CO 2 hydrogenation activity and CH 3 OH selectivity compared to the corresponding Cu nanoparticles supported on SiO 2 . These isolated Lewis acid Ti IV sites, evidenced by UV/Vis spectroscopy, are proposed to stabilize surface intermediates at the interface between Cu nanoparticles and the support.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 968-972 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | ChemSusChem |
Volume | 12 |
Issue number | 5 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Mar 7 2019 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Environmental Chemistry
- General Chemical Engineering
- General Materials Science
- General Energy