A copper-ceria solid solution and ceria-supported copper catalysts were prepared and used for the catalytic hydrogenation of CO2 to CH3OH.According to site-specific classification and quantitative analyses(X-ray diffr...A copper-ceria solid solution and ceria-supported copper catalysts were prepared and used for the catalytic hydrogenation of CO2 to CH3OH.According to site-specific classification and quantitative analyses(X-ray diffraction,Raman spectroscopy,X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy,H2 temperature-programmed reduction,and CO adsorption),the interfaces of the prepared catalysts were classified as Cu incorporated into ceria(Cu-Ov-Cex),dispersed Cu O(D-Cu O-Ce O2),and bulk Cu O(B-Cu O-Ce O2)over the Ce O2 surface.These results,together with those of activity tests,showed that the Cu-Ov-Cex species was closely related to the CO2 hydrogenation activity and resulted in a much higher turnover frequency of CH3OH production than that observed with the D-Cu O-Ce O2 and B-Cu O-Ce O2 species.Thus,the copper-ceria solid solution exhibited improved activity due to the higher Cu-Ov-Cex fraction.展开更多
文摘A copper-ceria solid solution and ceria-supported copper catalysts were prepared and used for the catalytic hydrogenation of CO2 to CH3OH.According to site-specific classification and quantitative analyses(X-ray diffraction,Raman spectroscopy,X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy,H2 temperature-programmed reduction,and CO adsorption),the interfaces of the prepared catalysts were classified as Cu incorporated into ceria(Cu-Ov-Cex),dispersed Cu O(D-Cu O-Ce O2),and bulk Cu O(B-Cu O-Ce O2)over the Ce O2 surface.These results,together with those of activity tests,showed that the Cu-Ov-Cex species was closely related to the CO2 hydrogenation activity and resulted in a much higher turnover frequency of CH3OH production than that observed with the D-Cu O-Ce O2 and B-Cu O-Ce O2 species.Thus,the copper-ceria solid solution exhibited improved activity due to the higher Cu-Ov-Cex fraction.
