title: Research Progress on the Indirect Hydrogenation of Carbon Dioxide to Methanol.
abstract: Methanol is a sustainable source of liquid fuels and one of the most useful organic chemicals. To date, most of the work in this area has focused on the direct hydrogenation of CO2 to methanol. However, this process requires high operating temperatures (200-250 °C), which limits the theoretical yield of methanol. Thus, it is desirable to find a new strategy for the efficient conversion of CO2 to methanol at relatively low reaction temperatures. This Minireview seeks to outline the recent advances on the indirect hydrogenation of CO2 to methanol. Much emphasis is placed on discussing specific systems, including hydrogenation of CO2 derivatives (organic carbonates, carbamates, formates, cyclic carbonates, etc.) and cascade reactions, with the aim of critically highlighting both the achievements and remaining challenges associated with this field.
authors.affiliation: Key Laboratory of Interfacial Physics and Technology, Shanghai Institute of Applied Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Jialuo Road 2019, Shanghai, 201800, P.R. China.
authors.forename: Xian-Long
authors.initials: XL
authors.lastname: Du
authors.affiliation: Key Laboratory of Interfacial Physics and Technology, Shanghai Institute of Applied Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Jialuo Road 2019, Shanghai, 201800, P.R. China.
authors.forename: Zheng
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Jiang
authors.affiliation: Shenyang National Laboratory for Materials Science, Institute of Metal Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wenhua Road 72, Shenyang, 110016, P.R. China. dssu@imr.ac.cn.|Department of Inorganic Chemistry, Fritz-Haber-Institut der Max-Planck-Gesellschaft, Faradayweg 4-6, 14195, Berlin, Germany. dssu@imr.ac.cn.
authors.forename: Dang Sheng
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: Su
authors.affiliation: Key Laboratory of Interfacial Physics and Technology, Shanghai Institute of Applied Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Jialuo Road 2019, Shanghai, 201800, P.R. China. wangjianqiang@sinap.ac.cn.
authors.forename: Jian-Qiang
authors.initials: JQ
authors.lastname: Wang
mesh_terms: D002245:Carbon Dioxide / Q000737:chemistry*; D006859:Hydrogen / Q000737:chemistry*; D006865:Hydrogenation; D000432:Methanol / Q000737:chemistry*; D056928:X-Ray Absorption Spectroscopy
chemical_list: D002245:Carbon Dioxide; D006859:Hydrogen; D000432:Methanol
keywords: carbon dioxide; hydrogenation; indirect; intermediates; methanol