Support Effect of Zinc Oxide Catalyst on Synthesis of Methanol from CO2 and H2

Article abstract of DOI:10.1246/bcsj.60.2663

The synthesis of methanol from CO2 + H2 was carried out at 340-400 deg C under total pressure of 10 atm over ZnO supported MgO, Al2O3, SiO2, TiO2, ZrO2, and Nb2O5.The ZnO/ZrO2 catalyst show high activity and selectivity for methanol formation.The hydrogenation of CO2 was more selective for methanol synthesis than that of CO.