Utilization of CO2 for aromatics production over ZnO/ZrO2-ZSM-5 tandem catalyst

Xinbao Zhang, Anfeng Zhang, Xiao Jiang, Jie Zhu, Junhui Liu, Junjie Li, Guanghui Zhang, Chunshan Song, Xinwen Guo

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Abstract

In the past decades, considerable achievements have been made in CO2 hydrogenation to various C1 chemicals, lower olefins, and gasoline. However, the synthesis of aromatics from one-pass CO2 hydrogenation is still a great challenge owing to the extreme inertness of CO2 and the high aromatization barrier. Here we present a tandem catalyst comprising of ZnO/ZrO2 and ZSM-5 zeolite for one-pass CO2 conversion to aromatics with a selectivity of 70%, and the selectivity of undesirable methane is greatly suppressed to lower than 1%. A pathway of CO2 → CH3OH → aromatics over the tandem catalyst was demonstrated. This work offers a viable alternative for CO2 emission abatement through its valorization as a low or even negative-cost feedstock.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)140-145
Number of pages6
JournalJournal of CO2 Utilization
Volume29
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 2019

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Chemical Engineering (miscellaneous)
  • Waste Management and Disposal
  • Process Chemistry and Technology

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