Sheet-Like Morphology CuO/Co3O4 Nanocomposites for Enhanced Catalysis in Hydrogenation of CO2 to Methanol
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Experimental Procedures
2.1. Chemicals
2.2. Synthetic Procedures
2.2.1. Synthesis of CuO/Co3O4-IE
2.2.2. Synthesis of CuO/Co3O4-IM
2.2.3. Synthesis of Co3O4
2.3. Characterization
2.4. Catalytic Testing
3. Results
3.1. SEM and STEM
3.2. Diffraction of X-rays (XRD) and ICP
3.3. Surface Chemical Analysis and Chemical Adsorption
3.4. The Catalytic Properties
4. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Catalysts | Co (wt%) | Cu (wt%) | Co:Cu (mol/mol) | O (wt%) [a] |
---|---|---|---|---|
1CuO/4Co3O4-IM | 46.0 | 11.6 | 3.7 | 42.4% |
1CuO/4Co3O4-IE | 54.5 | 17.9 | 3.0 | 27.6% |
Catalysts | XCO2 (%) | Selectivity (%) | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
CO | CH4 | C2-C4 | CH3OH | ||
Co3O4 | 41.3 | 0.7 | 90.0 | 9.3 | ~ |
1CuO/4Co3O4-IM | 7.9 | 10.6 | 88.3 | 1.1 | ~ |
1CuO/4Co3O4-IE | 5.6 | 5.5 | 58.4 | 0.8 | 35.3 |
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Sheng, Z.; Zhou, H.; Zhang, Y.; Li, J.; Wang, L. Sheet-Like Morphology CuO/Co3O4 Nanocomposites for Enhanced Catalysis in Hydrogenation of CO2 to Methanol. Nanomaterials 2023, 13, 3153. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano13243153
Sheng Z, Zhou H, Zhang Y, Li J, Wang L. Sheet-Like Morphology CuO/Co3O4 Nanocomposites for Enhanced Catalysis in Hydrogenation of CO2 to Methanol. Nanomaterials. 2023; 13(24):3153. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano13243153
Chicago/Turabian StyleSheng, Zhenteng, Hui Zhou, Yuhua Zhang, Jinlin Li, and Li Wang. 2023. "Sheet-Like Morphology CuO/Co3O4 Nanocomposites for Enhanced Catalysis in Hydrogenation of CO2 to Methanol" Nanomaterials 13, no. 24: 3153. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano13243153