Flame-made ternary Pd-In2O3-ZrO2 catalyst with enhanced oxygen vacancy generation for CO2 hydrogenation to methanol

Thaylan Pinheiro Araújo; Cecilia Mondelli; Mikhail Agrachev; Tangsheng Zou; Patrik O. Willi; Konstantin M. Engel; Robert N. Grass; Wendelin J. Stark; Olga V. Safonova; Gunnar Jeschke; Sharon Mitchell; Javier Pérez-Ramírez

doi:10.1038/s41467-022-33391-w

Nature Communications (Sep 2022)

Flame-made ternary Pd-In2O3-ZrO2 catalyst with enhanced oxygen vacancy generation for CO2 hydrogenation to methanol

Thaylan Pinheiro Araújo,
Cecilia Mondelli,
Mikhail Agrachev,
Tangsheng Zou,
Patrik O. Willi,
Konstantin M. Engel,
Robert N. Grass,
Wendelin J. Stark,
Olga V. Safonova,
Gunnar Jeschke,
Sharon Mitchell,
Javier Pérez-Ramírez

Affiliations

Thaylan Pinheiro Araújo: Institute of Chemical and Bioengineering, Department of Chemistry and Applied Biosciences, ETH Zurich
Cecilia Mondelli: Institute of Chemical and Bioengineering, Department of Chemistry and Applied Biosciences, ETH Zurich
Mikhail Agrachev: Laboratory of Physical Chemistry, Department of Chemistry and Applied Biosciences, ETH Zurich
Tangsheng Zou: Institute of Chemical and Bioengineering, Department of Chemistry and Applied Biosciences, ETH Zurich
Patrik O. Willi: Institute of Chemical and Bioengineering, Department of Chemistry and Applied Biosciences, ETH Zurich
Konstantin M. Engel: Institute of Chemical and Bioengineering, Department of Chemistry and Applied Biosciences, ETH Zurich
Robert N. Grass: Institute of Chemical and Bioengineering, Department of Chemistry and Applied Biosciences, ETH Zurich
Wendelin J. Stark: Institute of Chemical and Bioengineering, Department of Chemistry and Applied Biosciences, ETH Zurich
Olga V. Safonova: Paul Scherrer Institute
Gunnar Jeschke: Laboratory of Physical Chemistry, Department of Chemistry and Applied Biosciences, ETH Zurich
Sharon Mitchell: Institute of Chemical and Bioengineering, Department of Chemistry and Applied Biosciences, ETH Zurich
Javier Pérez-Ramírez: Institute of Chemical and Bioengineering, Department of Chemistry and Applied Biosciences, ETH Zurich

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-33391-w
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 13, no. 1
pp. 1 – 12

Abstract

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Assembling multicomponent catalysts to harness synergic effects is challenging. Now, flame spray pyrolysis permits the synthesis of ternary Pd-In2O3-ZrO2 catalysts with an optimal architecture and an enriched density of oxygen vacancies for maximal performance in CO2-based methanol synthesis.

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ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
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