Journal of Advances in Nanomaterials

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DOI: 10.22606/jan.2017.21001

• Zhiyi Wu
  Primus Green Energy, Hillsborough, NJ 08844 USA
• Jesse Cole
  
  Primus Green Energy, Hillsborough, NJ 08844 USA
• Howard L. Fang
  
  Primus Green Energy, Hillsborough, NJ 08844 USA
• Meifang Qin
  
  Primus Green Energy, Hillsborough, NJ 08844 USA
• Zhong He^*
  
  Primus Green Energy, Hillsborough, NJ 08844 USA

Methanol synthesis is a mature industrial process, where industrial Cu/ZnO/Al₂O₃ catalyst is commonly used. Howerver, function of the active catalyst component and reaction mechanism is still vague. In this contribution, the function of each catalyst component including the synergy between Cu and ZnO, reaction mechanism including carbon source of methanol, key intermediates and elementary steps, and kinetics of methanol synthesis and impurities formation are discussed based on the latest literature survey.

Methanol synthesis, Cu/ZnO/Al₂O₃, mechanism, kinetics.

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