沉淀还原法制备高性能CO2加氢合成甲醇Cu/ZnO/Al2O3催化剂

由铜基催化剂催化CO2+H2合成甲醇是有效利用CO2的潜在途径[1～5]. 但传统的催化剂对该反应的催化活性及选择性均很低[3～5], 因而寻求具有高活性及高选择性的新型催化剂已成为重要研究课题[4,6]. Cu/ZnO系列催化剂的制备方法和助剂对催化剂的性质及CO2加氢合成甲醇的反应性能有显著影响[6～10], 传统的气相还原活化铜基催化剂的过程常伴随强烈的热效应, 导致催化剂活化过程存在耗时长及还原条件难以控制等问题[11]. 本文采用沉淀-还原法, 用KBH4溶液对新鲜制备的碳酸盐共沉淀进行液相化学还原处理, 直接得到高活性及高选择性的还原态Cu/ZnO/Al2O3甲醇合成催化剂, 并可通过改变催化剂表面Cu+/Cu0活性物种的相对比例来改善催化剂的活性及选择性.

Preparation of High Performance Cu/ZnO/Al2O3 Catalyst for Methanol Synthesis from CO2 Hydrogenation by Coprecipitation-reduction

A novel coprecipitation-reduction process has been proposed for preparing highly selective Cu/ZnO/Al 2O 3 catalysts for methanol synthesis from CO 2 hydrogenation. Compared to the catalysts prepared by the conventional method, the new catalysts prepared via the new method exhibit much higher BET surface area and pore size, much smaller crystallite size and higher catalytic activity and selectivity in CO 2 hydrogenation to methanol. It is also found that the molar ratio of Cu + to Cu 0 on the surface of the catalyst obtained by coprecipitation-reduction is much higher than that on the reduced catalyst obtained by the conventional method, which could be crucial for its high activity and selectivity for catalytic hydrogenation of CO 2 to methanol.