Recent advances in the routes and catalysts for ethanol synthesis from syngas

G Liu, G Yang, X Peng, J Wu, N Tsubaki - Chemical Society Reviews, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Ethanol, as one of the important bulk chemicals, is widely used in modern society. It can be
produced by fermentation of sugar, petroleum refining, or conversion of syngas (CO/H2) …

Review of catalytic systems and thermodynamics for the Guerbet condensation reaction and challenges for biomass valorization

D Gabriëls, WY Hernández, B Sels… - Catalysis Science & …, 2015 - pubs.rsc.org
The Guerbet condensation reaction is an alcohol coupling reaction that has been known for
more than a century. Because of the increasing availability of bio-based alcohol feedstock …

Active centers of catalysts for higher alcohol synthesis from syngas: A review

M Ao, GH Pham, J Sunarso, MO Tade, S Liu - Acs Catalysis, 2018 - ACS Publications
The gradual depletion of oil resources and the necessity to reduce greenhouse gas
emissions portray a concerning image of our contemporary security of liquid transportation …

Design and synthesis of copper–cobalt catalysts for the selective conversion of synthesis gas to ethanol and higher alcohols

G Prieto, S Beijer, ML Smith, M He, Y Au… - Angewandte …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Combining quantum‐mechanical simulations and synthesis tools allows the design of highly
efficient CuCo/MoOx catalysts for the selective conversion of synthesis gas (CO+ H2) into …

Radio-frequency induction heating powered low-temperature catalytic CO2 conversion via bi-reforming of methane

HM Nguyen, CM Phan, S Liu, C Pham-Huu… - Chemical Engineering …, 2022 - Elsevier
Radio-frequency (RF) induction heating of nanoparticles has unfolded novel routes to
heterogeneous catalytic chemical reactions. It offers contactless, direct, time-and energy …

Core–shell Cu@(CuCo-alloy)/Al 2 O 3 catalysts for the synthesis of higher alcohols from syngas

W Gao, Y Zhao, H Chen, H Chen, Y Li, S He… - Green …, 2015 - pubs.rsc.org
The production of higher alcohols by the catalytic conversion of synthesis gas (CO+ H2) is
one of the most promising approaches for the utilization of nonoil resources, in which …

Operando scanning electrochemical microscopic investigation and visualization of NRR-HER competition in electrochemical NH 3 synthesis

D Gupta, A Kafle, M Singh, D Dahare… - Journal of Materials …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Electrochemical dinitrogen reduction (NRR) has emerged as one of the most promising
potential alternatives to the energy-intensive Haber–Bosch process for clean and carbon …

Alloying bulk-immiscible metals at the nanoscale: An XPS/STM study of bimetallic Ag-Pt/HOPG nanoparticles

AY Fedorov, AV Bukhtiyarov, MA Panafidin… - Applied Surface …, 2023 - Elsevier
The intentional tailoring of surface structure in bimetallic nanoparticles is of high interest for
academic research and industry, and many attempts have been made to improve the control …

Higher alcohols through CO hydrogenation over CoCu catalysts: influence of precursor activation

Y Xiang, R Barbosa, N Kruse - ACS Catalysis, 2014 - ACS Publications
Bimetallic CoCu model catalysts were investigated for the synthesis of higher alcohols using
catalytic CO hydrogenation according to the Fischer–Tropsch technology. Emphasis was …

The effect of sodium on the structure–activity relationships of cobalt-modified Cu/ZnO/Al2O3 catalysts applied in the hydrogenation of carbon monoxide to higher …

J Anton, J Nebel, H Song, C Froese, P Weide… - Journal of …, 2016 - Elsevier
A series of Co-modified Cu/ZnO/Al 2 O 3 methanol synthesis catalysts with different Na
loadings was prepared and applied in higher alcohol synthesis (HAS) at 280° C, 60 bar and …