New catalyst for large scale carbon dioxide hydrogenation to methanol

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Prof. Pérez-Ramírez and his group discovered a new highly stable indium-based catalyst for the hydrogenation of CO2 to methanol under conditions similar to those required for industrial production.

by Joachim Schnabl
IN-based CO2 Hydrogenation Catalyst
Figure adopted from C&E News and Qingfeng Ge, Southern Illinois University, and Javier Pérez-Ramírez, ETH Zurich

Prof. Pérez-Ramírez' latest publication on a new highly stable CO2 to Methanol reduction catalyst is featured in Chemical & Engineering News:
external pageC&EN article

Indium Oxide as a Superior Catalyst for Methanol Synthesis by CO2 Hydrogenation

Martin, O., Martín, A. J., Mondelli, C., Mitchell, S., Segawa, T. F., Hauert, R., Drouilly, C., Curulla-Ferré, D. and Pérez-Ramírez, J.
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. (2016) external pagedoi:10.1002/anie.201600943

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