Selective Hydrogenation of CO 2 to CH 3 OH on Supported Cu Nanoparticles Promoted by Isolated Ti IV Surface Sites on SiO 2

Gina Noh, Erwin Lam, Jan Lucas Alfke, Kim Larmier, Keith Searles, Patrick Wolf, Christophe Copéret

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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 languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)968-972
Number of pages5
JournalChemSusChem
Volume12
Issue number5
DOIs
StatePublished - Mar 7 2019

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Environmental Chemistry
  • General Chemical Engineering
  • General Materials Science
  • General Energy

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