A Highly Active Molybdenum Phosphide Catalyst for Methanol Synthesis from CO and CO2

  • Melis S. Duyar
  • , Charlie Tsai
  • , Jonathan L. Snider
  • , Joseph A. Singh
  • , Alessandro Gallo
  • , Jong Suk Yoo
  • , Andrew J. Medford
  • , Frank Abild-Pedersen
  • , Felix Studt
  • , Jakob Kibsgaard
  • , Stacey F. Bent
  • , Jens K. Nørskov
  • , Thomas F. Jaramillo

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Abstract

Methanol is a major fuel and chemical feedstock currently produced from syngas, a CO/CO2/H2 mixture. Herein we identify formate binding strength as a key parameter limiting the activity and stability of known catalysts for methanol synthesis in the presence of CO2. We present a molybdenum phosphide catalyst for CO and CO2 reduction to methanol, which through a weaker interaction with formate, can improve the activity and stability of methanol synthesis catalysts in a wide range of CO/CO2/H2 feeds.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)15045-15050
Number of pages6
JournalAngewandte Chemie - International Edition
Volume57
Issue number46
DOIs
StatePublished - 12 Nov 2018

Keywords

  • CO hydrogenation
  • CO hydrogenation
  • formate
  • methanol synthesis
  • molybdenum phosphide

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