Synthesis of Cobalt-Based Nanoparticles as Catalysts for Methanol Synthesis from CO<sub>2</sub> Hydrogenation
The increasing emission of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere has urged the scientific community to investigate alternatives to alleviate such emissions, being that they are the principal contributor to the greenhouse gas effect. One major alternative is carbon capture and utilization (CCU) toward t...
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| author | Anna Carrasco-García Seyed Alireza Vali Zahra Ben-Abbou Javier Moral-Vico Ahmad Abo Markeb Antoni Sánchez |
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| description | The increasing emission of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere has urged the scientific community to investigate alternatives to alleviate such emissions, being that they are the principal contributor to the greenhouse gas effect. One major alternative is carbon capture and utilization (CCU) toward the production of value-added chemicals using diverse technologies. This work aims at the study of the catalytic potential of different cobalt-derived nanoparticles for methanol synthesis from carbon dioxide hydrogenation. Thanks to its abundance and cost efficacy, cobalt can serve as an economical catalyst compared to noble metal-based catalysts. In this work, we present a systematic comparison among different cobalt and cobalt oxide nanocomposites in terms of their efficiency as catalysts for carbon dioxide hydrogenation to methanol as well as how different supports, zeolites, MnO<sub>2</sub>, and CeO<sub>2</sub>, can enhance their catalytic capacity. The oxygen vacancies in the cerium oxide act as carbon dioxide adsorption and activation sites, which facilitates a higher methanol production yield. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-904d733531c14251a81f8c44f675c02d2024-02-09T15:17:46ZengMDPI AGMaterials1996-19442024-02-0117369710.3390/ma17030697Synthesis of Cobalt-Based Nanoparticles as Catalysts for Methanol Synthesis from CO<sub>2</sub> HydrogenationAnna Carrasco-García0Seyed Alireza Vali1Zahra Ben-Abbou2Javier Moral-Vico3Ahmad Abo Markeb4Antoni Sánchez5Departament of Chemical, Biological and Environmental Engineering, Escola d’Enginyeria, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, 08193 Cerdanyola del Vallès, SpainDepartament of Chemical, Biological and Environmental Engineering, Escola d’Enginyeria, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, 08193 Cerdanyola del Vallès, SpainDepartament of Chemical, Biological and Environmental Engineering, Escola d’Enginyeria, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, 08193 Cerdanyola del Vallès, SpainDepartament of Chemical, Biological and Environmental Engineering, Escola d’Enginyeria, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, 08193 Cerdanyola del Vallès, SpainDepartament of Chemical, Biological and Environmental Engineering, Escola d’Enginyeria, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, 08193 Cerdanyola del Vallès, SpainDepartament of Chemical, Biological and Environmental Engineering, Escola d’Enginyeria, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, 08193 Cerdanyola del Vallès, SpainThe increasing emission of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere has urged the scientific community to investigate alternatives to alleviate such emissions, being that they are the principal contributor to the greenhouse gas effect. One major alternative is carbon capture and utilization (CCU) toward the production of value-added chemicals using diverse technologies. This work aims at the study of the catalytic potential of different cobalt-derived nanoparticles for methanol synthesis from carbon dioxide hydrogenation. Thanks to its abundance and cost efficacy, cobalt can serve as an economical catalyst compared to noble metal-based catalysts. In this work, we present a systematic comparison among different cobalt and cobalt oxide nanocomposites in terms of their efficiency as catalysts for carbon dioxide hydrogenation to methanol as well as how different supports, zeolites, MnO<sub>2</sub>, and CeO<sub>2</sub>, can enhance their catalytic capacity. The oxygen vacancies in the cerium oxide act as carbon dioxide adsorption and activation sites, which facilitates a higher methanol production yield.https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1944/17/3/697carbon dioxide hydrogenationmethanol synthesisnanomaterialsheterogeneous catalysismetal–support interaction |
| spellingShingle | Anna Carrasco-García Seyed Alireza Vali Zahra Ben-Abbou Javier Moral-Vico Ahmad Abo Markeb Antoni Sánchez Synthesis of Cobalt-Based Nanoparticles as Catalysts for Methanol Synthesis from CO<sub>2</sub> Hydrogenation Materials carbon dioxide hydrogenation methanol synthesis nanomaterials heterogeneous catalysis metal–support interaction |
| title | Synthesis of Cobalt-Based Nanoparticles as Catalysts for Methanol Synthesis from CO<sub>2</sub> Hydrogenation |
| title_full | Synthesis of Cobalt-Based Nanoparticles as Catalysts for Methanol Synthesis from CO<sub>2</sub> Hydrogenation |
| title_fullStr | Synthesis of Cobalt-Based Nanoparticles as Catalysts for Methanol Synthesis from CO<sub>2</sub> Hydrogenation |
| title_full_unstemmed | Synthesis of Cobalt-Based Nanoparticles as Catalysts for Methanol Synthesis from CO<sub>2</sub> Hydrogenation |
| title_short | Synthesis of Cobalt-Based Nanoparticles as Catalysts for Methanol Synthesis from CO<sub>2</sub> Hydrogenation |
| title_sort | synthesis of cobalt based nanoparticles as catalysts for methanol synthesis from co sub 2 sub hydrogenation |
| topic | carbon dioxide hydrogenation methanol synthesis nanomaterials heterogeneous catalysis metal–support interaction |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1944/17/3/697 |
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