The effect of the amount of ammonia on the Cu~0/Cu~+ ratio of Cu/SiO_2 catalyst for the hydrogenation of dimethyl oxalate to ethylene glycol

The effect of the amount of precipitant ammonia on the Cu0/Cu＋ratio of Cu/Si O2 prepared by the deposition–precipitation method is investigated. Species at different preparation stages, resulted from the amount of ammonia used, are identified by the XRD and FTIR techniques. Chrysocolla together with either copper nitrate hydroxide or copper hydroxide coexist in the uncalcined catalysts. Upon calcination, the latter two species are converted to Cu O particles while chrysocolla remains. Following reduction, Cu O is transformed to metallic Cu and chrysocolla is converted to Cu2 O. The value of Cu0/Cu＋ratio can be evaluated using the peak areas in their TPR profiles. Hydrogenation of dimethyl oxalate（DMO） to ethylene glycol（EG） shows that the selectivity of EG depends on the Cu0/Cu＋ratio. Catalyst prepared with the addition of ammonia solution at n（NH3）/n（Cu2＋） = 0.9 for precipitation–deposition gains a more suitable Cu0/Cu＋ratio upon reduction and thus has a higher selectivity for EG.     

Cu/SiO2催化剂结构对乙酸甲酯加氢性能的影响

采用尿素水解法制备了Cu/SiO₂催化剂, 探究其用于乙酸甲酯(MA)加氢制取乙醇的催化性能, 并通过N₂物理吸附、X射线衍射(XRD)、程序升温还原(TPR)、透射电子显微镜(TEM)和X射线光电子能谱(XPS)等表征方法分析了催化剂的物理化学特性, 探究了铜负载量和还原温度等对催化剂结构的影响, 以及与催化活性之间的关系. 发现在铜负载量分别为10%、20%和30% (质量分数, w)的催化剂中, 铜负载量为20%的催化剂因具有较多且分散均匀的活性组分而表现出最佳的加氢效果. 接着在铜负载量为20%的催化剂上研究了还原温度(270, 350, 450 ℃)对催化性能的影响, 发现在350 ℃下还原的催化剂活性最高, 在最佳的反应条件下, 乙酸甲酯转化率达到97.8%, 乙醇选择性达到64.9% (理论最大值为66.6%), 主要归属于它具有较高的铜物种分散度, 最合适的Cu⁰/(Cu⁰+Cu⁺)摩尔比例, 同时实现了解离氢气和活化乙酸甲酯的功能.     

蒸氨压力对Cu/SiO_2催化剂的影响及其草酸二甲酯加氢性能

以Si O2为载体,铜氨溶液为前驱体,采用蒸氨法在不同蒸氨压力下制备了系列铜负载量质量分数为20.0%的Cu/Si O2催化剂。采用X射线衍射(XRD)、H2-程序升温还(H2-TPR)、高分辨透射电子显微镜(HRTEM)、X射线诱导俄歇电子能谱(XAES)等技术手段对催化剂的物理化学性能进行了表征。考察了蒸氨速率对催化剂物化结构及其草酸二甲酯催化加氢制乙二醇的催化性能影响。在反应温度200℃、压力3.0 MPa、液时空速LHSV=0.4 h-1、氢气草酸二甲酯摩尔比80∶1的反应条件下测定了催化剂的活性。结果表明,在蒸氨压力为31.3 k Pa条件下制备的催化剂表现出了最佳活性和选择性,草酸二甲酯转化率达到了99.9%,乙二醇选择性达94.4%。H2-TPR、XRD、TEM、FTIR及XAES表征结果表明,较低蒸氨压力有利于铜氨离子快速分解负载在载体上,避免铜粒子聚集长大,还原后形成Cu2O和Cu0物种颗粒尺寸较小,分散比较均匀,催化活性,尤其是乙二醇的选择性更佳。     

Selective hydrogenation of dimethyl maleate to tetrahydrofuran over Cu/SiO2 catalyst: Effect of Cu+ on the catalytic performance

Cu/SiO_2 catalysts prepared by different methods have been investigated focusing on the influence of Cu~+on the catalytic performance.The composition,structure and copper valence state were characterized by means of BET,XRD,XPS,FTIR,N_2O-titration.It was found that the Cu/SiO_2 prepared by ammoniaevaporation(AE) method had much higher TOF value than that prepared by wetness-impregnation(WI)with the same THF selectivity.The higher TOF value was attributed to the coexistence of Cu~+ and Cu~0species in the activated AE-Cu/SiO_2.while only Cu° species existing in the activated Wl-Cu/SiO_2.Researches suggest that Cu~+ can adsorb and polarize the C=0 bond of DMM.It is concluded that Cu°could be the main active site and the synergistic effect between Cu~0 and Cu~+ could contribute to hydrogenation of DMM to THF.     

Ga_2O_3改性Cu/SiO_2催化剂降低水蒸气催化重整产物中CO选择性

采用蒸氨法制备的xGa-Cu/SiO_2催化剂可以同时产生Cu~0和Cu~+物种,加入Ga后催化剂的二甲醚水蒸气重整反应活性和选择性都有很大程度的提高,其中5Ga-Cu/SiO_2催化剂在380°C时的二甲醚转化率为99.8%,CO选择性为4.8%。通过透射电子显微镜(TEM),氢气-程序升温还原(H_2-TPR),N_2O滴定和X射线光电子能谱(XPS)结果发现,Ga与Cu物种之间的相互作用,一方面可以提高Cu物种的分散度,另一方面可以促进Cu~+的形成。通过改变Ga负载量可以调变Cu~+/(Cu~0+Cu~+)的比例,氢气的时空收率结果表明,Ga通过调变Cu~+/(Cu~0+Cu~+)影响催化活性,并且当Cu~+/(Cu~0+Cu~+)=0.5时,氢气时空收率达到最大值为5.02mol·g~(-1)·h~(-1)。程序升温表面反应(TPSR)结果表明,Ga通过促进水气变换反应提高反应产物CO_2选择性。     

蒸氨法制备铜硅催化剂的二甲醚水蒸气重整制氢性能

采用蒸氨法制备出不同Cu负载量的xCu/SiO_2-AE催化剂,并将其用于二甲醚水蒸气重整制氢反应。当Cu负载量为30%(w)时,30Cu/SiO_2-AE催化剂表现出最佳的催化性能。结果显示,该方法制备的催化剂表面具有高度分散的CuO和层状硅酸铜物相,经还原后分别形成Cu~0和Cu~+物种。与常规浸渍法制备的30Cu/SiO_2-IM催化剂相比,蒸氨法制备的30Cu/SiO_2-AE催化剂具有优异的催化稳定性和活性,这与其独特的层状结构和表面Cu~0与Cu~+之间的协同作用相关。     

Transformation of Ethanol to Ethyl Acetate over Cu/SiO2 Catalysts Modified by ZrO2

Direct transformation of ethanol to ethyl acetate was investigated on a series of Cu(ZrO₂)/SiO₂ catalysts. Inductively coupled plasma(ICP), surface area analysis, X-ray diffraction(XRD), H₂-temperature programmed reduction(H₂-TPR), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy(XPS), NH₃-temperature programmed desorption(NH₃-TPD) and Fourier transform-infrared spectroscopy(FTIR) techniques were used to characterize the catalysts. The results reveal that ZrO₂ can improve the dispersion of copper species and increase the acidity of the Cu(ZrO₂)/SiO₂ catalysts. The Cu⁰ is responsible for ethanol dehydrogenation to acetaldehyde, and both the Lewis acid and Brønsted acid sites were in favor of the selectivity to ethyl acetate. The synergistic effect of Cu⁰ and an appropriate amount of acidic sites played an important role in the production of ethyl acetate.     

ZnO逆修饰小尺寸Cu/SiO2催化剂及其在CO2加氢制甲醇中的应用

Cu-ZnO is broadly used as a catalyst in CO₂ reduction to produce methanol, but fabricating small-sized Cu-ZnO catalysts with strong Cu-ZnO interactions remains a challenge. In this work, a simple, low-cost method is proposed to synthesize small-sized Cu-ZnO/SiO₂ with high activity and controllable Cu-ZnO interactions derived from copper silicate nanotubes. A series of Cu-ZnO/SiO₂ samples with different amounts of ZnO were prepared. The activities of the as-prepared catalysts for methanol synthesis were tested, and the results revealed a volcano relationship with the weight fraction of ZnO. At 523 K, the methanol selectivity increased from 20% to 67% when 14% ZnO was added to the Cu/SiO₂ catalyst, while the conversion of CO₂ increased first and then decreased with the addition of ZnO. The optimum space time yield (STY) of 244 g·kg^-1·h^-1 was obtained on C-SiO₂-7%ZnO at 543 K under 4.5 MPa H₂/CO₂. Furthermore, the synergistic effect of Cu and ZnO was studied by high resolution transmission electron microscopy (HRTEM), powder X-ray diffraction (XRD), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), in situ diffuse-reflectance infrared Fourier transform spectroscopy (DRIFTS), and temperature-programmed reduction (TPR) analyses. The HRTEM images showed that the Cu particles come in contact with ZnO more frequently with increased addition of ZnO, indicating that the catalysts with higher ZnO contents have a greater probability of formation of the Cu-ZnO interface, which promotes the catalytical activity of Cu-ZnO/SiO₂. Meanwhile, the HRTEM images, XRD patterns, and TPR results showed that the addition of excess ZnO leads to an increase in the size of the Cu particles, which in turn decreases the total number of active sites and further degrades the activity of the catalysts. The activation energy (E_a) for methanol synthesis and reverse water gas shift (RWGS) was calculated based on the results of the catalytical test. With the addition of ZnO, E_a for methanol synthesis decreased from 72.5 to 34.8 kJ·mol^-1, while that for RWGS increased from 61.3 to 102.7 kJ·mol^-1, illustrating that ZnO promotes the synergistic effect of Cu-ZnO. The results of XPS and in situ DRIFTS showed that the amount of Cu⁺ species decreases with the addition of ZnO, indicating that the Cu-ZnO interface serves as the active site. The Cu surface area and the turnover frequency (TOF) of methanol were calculated based on the H₂-TPR curves. The TOF of methanol on the Cu-ZnO/SiO₂ catalysts at 543 K increased from 1.5 × 10^-3 to 3.9 × 10^-3 s^-1 with the addition of ZnO, which further confirmed the promotion effect of the Cu-ZnO interface on the methanol synthesis. This study provides a method to construct Cu-ZnO interfaces based on copper silicate and to investigate the influence of ZnO on Cu-ZnO/SiO₂ catalysts.     

草酸二甲酯气相催化加氢合成乙二醇的研究

采用共沉淀法制备了一系列 CuO/SiO₂ 催化剂,进行草酸二甲酯气相加氢活性评价,分别考察了不同沉淀剂（Na₂CO₃、NH₃·H₂O、NaOH）、催化剂组成以及反应工艺条件对加氢性能的影响。采用N₂ 吸附脱附、N₂O吸附、XRD、TG热重分析、H₂-TPR等手段对催化剂进行表征。结果表明,草酸二甲酯加氢反应活性与Cu⁰有关,提高铜比表面积有利于提高加氢活性。采用以NaOH沉淀剂制备的CuO质量分数为50%的CuO/SiO₂催化剂,在200℃、2MPa、0.07h^-1和氢酯摩尔比为100时,草酸二甲酯转化率可达 98%,乙二醇选择性87%,且催化剂表现出较好的稳定性。     

NaBH4处理LaCuZnX(X=Zr、Al、Zr+Al)(类)钙钛矿型催化剂及其CO2加氢合成甲醇性能的研究

采用共沉淀法分别制备了不同F-T组分(Fe、Co、Ni)改性的KCuZrO_2催化剂,并用于催化CO加氢合成异丁醇。通过BET、XRD、TEM、XPS、H_2-TPR、CO-TPD以及in-situ DRIFTS对催化剂进行了表征。结果显示,F-T组分的加入促进了乙醇和丙醇的形成,但是对异丁醇选择性影响不同。结果表明,Fe促进了催化剂中各组分的分散,活性组分Cu在催化剂表面发生了富集,提高了H_2/CO活化吸附;另外,KFeCuZrO_2的催化剂表面含有较多的C_1物种,有利于乙醇和丙醇进一步发生β-加成反应得到异丁醇,而Co和Ni改性的催化剂上缺少足够的C_1物种,因此,异丁醇的选择性并未明显增加。Co的引入对催化剂结构以及Cu的分散影响不大,但是Co改性后催化剂性能有所下降,其原因是催化剂发生了失活;Ni添加后催化剂比表面积有所减小,且催化剂表面Cu/Zr物质的量比也降低到0.19,催化剂粒径增大,Cu-Zr之间相互作用减弱,异丁醇选择性降低。     

硅源对蒸氨法制备Cu/SiO2催化剂催化甲醇裂解制氢的影响

采用蒸氨法制备Cu/SiO₂催化剂,分别考察气相二氧化硅（SiO₂-aer）、硅胶（SiO₂-gel）和碱性硅溶胶（SiO₂-sol）对Cu/SiO₂催化剂催化甲醇裂解制氢性能的影响,并采用N₂吸附-脱附、N₂O化学吸附、电感耦合等离子体原子发射光谱法（ICP-AES）、X射线衍射（XRD）、H₂程序升温还原（H₂-TPR）、透射电子显微镜（TEM）和X射线光电子能谱（XPS）等方法对催化剂进行表征。结果表明,硅源对Cu/SiO₂催化剂的活性具有较大影响。以碱性硅溶胶作为硅源制得的Cu/SiO₂-sol催化剂比表面积较大,活性中心粒径较小且分散均匀,这些使得其制氢性能优于其他两种硅源为载体所制备的催化剂。在反应温度280 ℃,反应压力1 MPa,甲醇质量空速0.6 h^-1的条件下,相较于Cu/SiO₂-aer和Cu/SiO₂-gel催化剂,Cu/SiO₂-sol催化剂的甲醇转化率分别提高10％和7％,气相副产物CH₄和CO₂浓度也有所降低,该催化剂上的甲醇转化率和气体收率分别达到98.4%和96.7%。     

助剂含量对CuLi/AC 催化剂结构及甲醇氧化羰基化反应性能的影响

采用微波辐射法制备出不同助剂含量的CuLi/AC(活性炭)催化剂, 考察了其在甲醇气相氧化羰基化合成碳酸二甲酯(DMC)反应中的催化性能, 使用X射线衍射、 扫描电子显微镜、 比表面积、 H₂程序升温还原、 X射线光电子能谱和CO程序升温脱附对催化剂的结构进行了表征. 研究结果表明, 添加适量的Li有助于铜物种还原为低价态的Cu⁰, 形成颗粒尺寸更小、 分布更加均匀的铜纳米颗粒, 并高度分散在活性炭载体表面. 催化剂活性与表面单质铜的含量有关, 即Cu⁰是催化剂的主要活性物种, 并且Cu⁰的晶粒尺寸越小, 催化剂活性越好. 添加Li后增加了催化剂表面的CO弱吸附位, 有利于CO对Cu-OCH₃的插入反应, 因此提高了催化活性. 随着Li含量的增加, DMC的时空收率逐渐升高, 当Li添加质量分数达到0.15%时, DMC的时空收率达到最高值540.6 mg·g^-1·h^-1, 甲醇转化率为4.5%, DMC选择性为81.4%.     

催化剂表面Cu0含量对二氧化碳加氢合成C2+醇性能的影响

通过在空气气氛下焙烧Cu@Fe-MIL-88B MOF材料制备了CuFe组分均匀分散的催化剂前驱物, 该前驱物经过不同温度下的预还原制得表面具有不同Cu和Fe价态分布的系列催化剂. 将所制备的催化剂用于固定床反应器上CO₂加氢合成C₂₊醇的性能研究, 并结合催化剂的X射线衍射(XRD)、 X射线光电子能谱(XPS)、 氢气程序升温还原(H₂-TPR)、 氮气吸附-脱附、 扫描电子显微镜(SEM) 和高分辨率透射电子显微镜(HRTEM)等表征结果发现, 较高的还原温度增加了催化剂表面低价态的Cu和Fe的含量; 当还原温度为350 ℃时, 催化剂表面Cu⁰/(Cu⁺+Cu⁰)摩尔比为73.9%, 单质Fe摩尔分数为0.40%, 催化效果最好, CO₂转化率达到6.82%, 总醇选择性为39.4%, 其中C₂₊醇的摩尔比达到95.1%.     

Preparation and catalytic activity of P4VP–Cu(II) complex supported on silica gel

Micron-sized silica gel particles were chemically modified on their surfaces with the coupling agent, γ-methacryloxypropyl trimethoxysilane (MPS), double bond was introduced onto the surfaces of silica gel particles, and the modified particles MPS–SiO₂ were obtained. Then, poly(4-vinylpyridine) (P4VP) was grafted from the silica gel surfaces, and grafting particles P4VP/SiO₂ was prepared. Finally, the coordination between grafted P4VP and cupric ions Cu²⁺ was performed, and the supported complex Cu(II)–P4VP/SiO₂ was obtained. The grafting particles P4VP/SiO₂ and the supported complex Cu(II)–P4VP/SiO₂ were characterized with infrared spectra (FTIR), thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). Cu(II)–P4VP/SiO₂ was used as a catalyst for the oxidation of ethyl benzene into acetophenone with molecular oxygen under ordinary pressure. The experimental results show that the supported complex Cu(II)–P4VP/SiO₂ can be successfully prepared via grafting polymerization of 4VP and coordination between the grafted P4VP and cupric ions Cu²⁺. In oxidation of ethyl benzene into acetophenone by molecular oxygen under ordinary pressure, the supported complex Cu(II)–P4VP/SiO₂ displayed high catalytic activity and excellent catalytic selectivity up to more than 98% for the transformation of ethyl benzene to acetophenone.     

Cu/ZnO催化糠醛气相加氢制2-甲基呋喃的研究

通过共沉淀法制备一系列铜锌催化剂,用于固定床上糠醛气相加氢制2-甲基呋喃的研究。采用X射线衍射仪(XRD)、N_2吸附-脱附、扫描电子显微镜(SEM)、H_2-程序升温还原(H_2-TPR)、NH_3-程序升温脱附(NH_3-TPD)表征,分析催化剂中Cu0和ZnO在催化反应中的作用。结果表明,Cu~0是糠醛加氢的活性中心,氧化锌的加入减小了催化剂晶粒粒径、增大了催化剂比表面积、利于催化剂还原和增加催化剂表面弱酸性位。当Cu/Zn物质的量比为1∶2时,Cu_1Zn_2催化剂具有适宜氧化还原活性中心及弱酸位数量,对2-甲基呋喃表现出较高的选择性。Cu_1Zn_2催化剂在常压、反应温度为200℃、氢醛物质的量比为4∶1、糠醛体积空速为0.3 h-1条件下,糠醛转化率100.0%,2-甲基呋喃选择性最高为93.6%。反应稳定运行200 h后,糠醛转化率仍为100.0%,2-甲基呋喃选择性为80.0%,糠醇选择性为11.4%。     

乙二醇促进制备高分散的Co/SiO2催化剂及其催化乳酸乙酯转化为1,2-丙二醇的气相加氢活性

研究了利用乙二醇共浸渍方法制备高分散的二氧化硅负载钴催化剂,该催化剂有效地提高了乳酸乙酯的气相加氢反应活性。系统地考察了钴金属负载量、乙二醇与硝酸钴摩尔比、醇种类和焙烧温度等制备参数对四氧化三钴纳米粒子物性的影响。乙二醇与硝酸钴摩尔比和醇种类对二氧化硅负载的四氧化三钴纳米粒子大小有显著影响。与常规的浸渍方法相比较,共浸渍过程中的乙二醇增强了二价钴粒子和载体二氧化硅之间的相互作用力,从而引起金属钴分散度的提高以及四氧化三钴纳米粒子粒径从16 nm降到5 nm以下;金属钴的高分散与无定型硅酸钴的形成密切相关;同时显著地提高了乳酸乙酯的加氢活性,在反应条件下(2.5MPa、160 ℃和10%(w,质量分数)Co/SiO₂)乳酸乙酯的转化率从69.5%提高到98.6%,1,2-丙二醇的选择性达到98.0%。利用X射线衍射(XRD)、透射电子显微镜(TEM)、X射线光电子能谱(XPS)、N₂吸脱附实验、H₂程序升温还原(H₂-TPR)等表征手段对共浸渍制备的Co/SiO₂催化剂结构和形貌进行了表征分析。     

Ce金属改性对Cu-SAPO-34催化剂水热稳定性能的影响

采用浸渍法制备系列铜铈复合氧化物分子筛催化剂（Cu-Ce/SAPO-34）,探讨了Ce负载量对Cu/SAPO-34催化剂的水热稳定性的影响,通过XRD、SEM、H₂-TPR、XPS和NH₃-TPD等表征手段分析不同催化剂活性和稳定性差异的原因。研究表明,750℃水热老化未造成Cu-Ce/SAPO-34催化剂菱沸石（chabazite,CHA）骨架坍塌,但破坏了部分孔结构和酸性位点,使催化剂表面结晶度下降。水热老化促使催化剂晶格发生拉伸畸变,使Cu²⁺迁移到催化剂表面,Cu²⁺和Ce⁴⁺团簇形成CuO和CeO₂,造成催化剂的Cu活性物种减少和氧空穴浓度降低,所以Cu-Ce/SAPO-34的NH₃选择性催化还原（NH₃-Selective Catalytic Reduction,NH₃-SCR）性能下降。掺杂Ce能提高Cu/SAPO-34催化剂表面的Cu²⁺和Cu⁺活性物种量,减少Cu物种团簇形成CuO,改善催化剂表面活性Cu物种分布性。提高Ce的负载量能稳固Cu-Ce/SAPO-34催化剂的结构,使中、弱强度酸位点得以维持,从而提高其水热稳定性。结果表明,在研究的系列Cu-Ce/SAPO-34催化剂中,Cu/Ce质量比为4：5时具有最佳的水热稳定性。     

硫中毒对Cu/γ-Al_2O_3催化含硫低浓度甲烷燃烧特性的影响

采用浸渍法制备了质量分数11.32%Cu/γ-Al2O3催化剂,采用固定床反应器,考察了SO2浓度(0~0.02%)对低浓度甲烷(体积分数,3%)催化燃烧特性的影响,通过反应前后催化剂的微观结构及化学成分检测,结合理论分析,探讨了催化反应的硫中毒原因。研究表明,SO2的通入导致了Cu/γ-Al2O3催化剂活性及稳定性的降低,在同一反应温度下,甲烷转化率随着SO2浓度的增加而下降。SEM、EDS、FT-IR、XRD表征结果表明,SO2会导致Cu/γ-Al2O3催化剂表面出现结块现象,催化剂表面有硫元素的累积,且以硫酸盐的形式存在,其主要成分为硫酸铜(CuSO4)。在富氧条件下,SO2分子及氧离子在Cu2+上吸附所形成的硫酸铜,附着在催化剂表面,形成一层坚硬的外壳,是产生硫中毒现象的根本原因。     

Cu交换量对Cu-SAPO-34催化剂上NH_3选择性催化还原NO_x反应的影响

选用不同种类的铵盐和调变Cu2+离子交换时间制备不同铜交换量的Cu-SAPO-34催化剂。并考察了铜交换量对催化剂在氨选择性催化还原(NH3-SCR)NOx反应中的催化性能和高温水热稳定性的影响。结果表明,Cu2+是Cu-SAPO-34催化剂在NH3-SCR反应中的主要活性中心,随着Cu交换量的增加催化剂的低温SCR活性先升高后降低。铜交换量为2.37%时,Cu-SAPO-34催化剂的低温活性最好,NOx转化率在185℃时即可达到80.0%,且最高达98.7%。ICP、H2-TPR、FT-IR和NH3-TPD等表征结果显示,Cu引入不但产生了新的氨吸附位点,增加了Lewis酸量,而且略微降低了SAPO-34上氨的吸附强度。继续增加Cu交换量反而导致催化剂的SCR活性下降,这是由于大量的Cu2+取代了桥式羟基Si-OH-Al中的H,抑制了SCR反应中NH3在催化剂表面的吸附、储存与迁移。此外,较高Cu交换量也不利于改善Cu-SAPO-34的高温水热稳定性。     

Cu@UiO-66衍生的Cu+-ZrO2界面位点用于高效催化CO2加氢制甲醇

Cu/ZrO₂ catalysts have demonstrated effective in hydrogenation of CO₂ to methanol, during which the Cu-ZrO₂ interface plays a key role. Thus, maximizing the number of Cu-ZrO₂ interface active sites is an effective strategy to develop ideal catalysts. This can be achieved by controlling the active metal size and employing porous supports. Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) are valid candidates because of their rich, open-framework structures and tunable compositions. UiO-66 is a rigid metal-organic skeleton material with excellent hydrothermal and chemical stability that comprises Zr as the metal center and terephthalic acid (H₂BDC) as the organic ligand. Herein, porous UiO-66 was chosen as the ZrO₂ precursor, which can confine Cu nanoparticles within its pores/defects. As a result, we constructed a Cu-ZrO₂ nanocomposite catalyst with high activity for CO₂ hydrogenation to methanol. Many active interfaces could form when the catalysts were calcined at a moderate temperature, and the active interface was optimized by adjusting the calcination temperature and active metal size. Furthermore, the Cu-ZrO₂ interface remained after CO₂ hydrogenation to methanol, as confirmed by transmission electron microscopy (TEM), demonstrating the stability of the active interface. The catalyst structure and hydrogenation activity were influenced by the content of the active component and the calcination temperature; therefore, these parameters were explored to obtain an optimized catalyst. At 280 ℃ and 4.5 MPa, the optimized CZ-0.5-400 catalyst gave the highest methanol turnover frequency (TOF) of 13.4 h^-1 with a methanol space-time yield (STY) of 587.8 g·kg^-1·h^-1 (calculated per kilogram of catalyst, the same below), a CO₂ conversion of 12.6%, and a methanol selectivity of 62.4%. In situ diffuse-reflectance infrared Fourier transform spectroscopy (DRIFTS) of CO adsorption over the optimized catalyst revealed a predominant, unreducible Cu⁺ species that was also identified by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). The favorable activity observed was due to this abundant Cu⁺ species coming from the Cu⁺-ZrO₂ interface that served as the methanol synthesis active center and acted as a bridge for transporting hydrogen from the active Cu species to ZrO₂. In addition, the oxygen vacancies of ZrO₂ promoted the adsorption and activation of CO₂. These vacancies and Cu⁺ trapped in the ZrO₂ lattice are the active sites for methanol synthesis from CO₂ hydrogenation. The X-ray diffraction (XRD) patterns of the catalyst before and after reaction revealed the stability of its structure, which was further verified by time-on-stream (TOS) tests. Furthermore, in situ DRIFTS and temperature-programmed surface reaction-mass spectroscopy (TPSR-MS) revealed the reaction mechanism of CO₂ hydrogenation to methanol, which followed an HCOO-intermediated pathway.