Combining Atomic Layer Deposition with Surface Organometallic Chemistry to Enhance Atomic-Scale Interactions and Improve the Activity and Selectivity of Cu–Zn/SiO2 Catalysts for the Hydrogenation of CO2 to Methanol

• Hui Zhou,
• Scott R. Docherty,
• Nat Phongprueksathat,
• Zixuan Chen,
• Andrey V. Bukhtiyarov,
• Igor P. Prosvirin,
• Olga V. Safonova,
• Atsushi Urakawa,
• Christophe Copéret,
• Christoph R. Müller,
• Alexey Fedorov

Affiliations

Hui Zhou

Department of Mechanical and Process Engineering, ETH Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland

Scott R. Docherty

Department of Chemistry and Applied Biosciences, ETH Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland

Nat Phongprueksathat

Department of Chemical Engineering, Delft University of Technology, HZ Delft, The Netherlands

Zixuan Chen

Department of Mechanical and Process Engineering, ETH Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland

Andrey V. Bukhtiyarov

Synchrotron Radiation Facility SKIF, Boreskov Institute of Catalysis SB RAS, Kol’tsovo, Russia

Igor P. Prosvirin

Boreskov Institute of Catalysis, SB RAS, Novosibirsk, Russia

Olga V. Safonova

Paul Scherrer Institute, Villingen, Switzerland

Atsushi Urakawa

Department of Chemical Engineering, Delft University of Technology, HZ Delft, The Netherlands

Christophe Copéret

Department of Chemistry and Applied Biosciences, ETH Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland

Christoph R. Müller

Department of Mechanical and Process Engineering, ETH Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland

Alexey Fedorov

Department of Mechanical and Process Engineering, ETH Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland