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Synthesis of Metal Nanoparticles Supported on Carbon Nanotube with Doped Co and N Atoms and its Catalytic Applications in Hydrogen Production
Published on: December 6, 2021
Direct synthesis of ethanol via CO2 hydrogenation using supported gold catalysts
Dong Wang1, Qingyuan Bi2, Guoheng Yin2
1State Key Laboratory of Functional Materials for Informatics, Shanghai Institute of Microsystem and Information Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200050, P. R. China and State Key Laboratory of High Performance Ceramics and Superfine Microstructure, Shanghai Institute of Ceramics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200050, P. R. China. biqingyuan@mail.sic.ac.cn huangfq@mail.sic.ac.cn and School of Physical Science and Technology, ShanghaiTech University, Shanghai 200031, P. R. China and University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, P. R. China.
Abstract:
An efficient titania supported Au nanocluster (NC) has been prepared for the direct synthesis of useful EtOH from CO2 and H2. The unique creation of an excellent synergistic effect between Au NCs and the underlying TiO2 support, especially the anatase crystal phase with abundant oxygen vacancies, can achieve the high performance for EtOH synthesis under moderate and practical conditions.
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