Highly dispersed Pd nanoparticles supported on dendritic mesoporous CeZrZnOx for efficient CO2 hydrogenation to methanol

• Published in: Journal of catalysis Vol. 413; pp. 751 - 761
• Main Authors: Alabsi, Mohnnad H., Chen, Xingzhu, Wang, Xilong, Zhang, Maolin, Ramirez, Adrian, Duan, Aijun, Xu, Chunming, Cavallo, Luigi, Huang, Kuo-Wei
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Inc 01.09.2022
• Subjects: adsorption; carbon dioxide; catalytic activity; CO2 hydrogenation; Dendritic Pd2.0/CZZ; density functional theory; dissociation; hydrogen; Hydrogen dissociation; hydrogenation; Methanol; nanocatalysts; oxygen; Oxygen vacancy; particle size; porous media; surface area; Ultra-dispersion; Hydrogen dissociation; Dendritic Pd2.0/CZZ; Ultra-dispersion; CO2 hydrogenation; Oxygen vacancy; Methanol

[Display omitted] •Novel Pd2.0/CZZ catalyst with dendritic morphology and highly dispersed Pd was prepared.•Dendritic morphology of Pd2.0/CZZ increase the accessibility of the reactants to the active sites.•Zn2+ cation along with Ce3+ on Pd2.0/CZZ is conducive to the generation of more oxygen vacanc...