Pd/ZnO catalysts for direct CO2hydrogenation to methanol

Journal of Catalysis

Volumn 343, Issue , 2016, Pages 133-146

  Bahruji, Hasliza ^a   Bowker, Michael ^a,b   Hutchings, Graham ^a   Dimitratos, Nikolaos ^a   Wells, Peter ^b,c   Gibson, Emma ^b,c   Jones, Wilm ^a,b   Brookes, Catherine ^a,b   Morgan, David ^a   Lalev, Georgi ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b RESEARCH COMPLEX AT HARWELL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

CO2hydrogenation; Methanol synthesis; Pd ZnO; PdZn alloy; Sol immobilisation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84961901929     PISSN: 00219517     EISSN: 10902694     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcat.2016.03.017     Document Type: Article

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