title: Promoting the Synthesis of Methanol: Understanding the Requirements for an Industrial Catalyst for the Conversion of CO2.
abstract: The hydrogenation of CO2to methanol is a potential process for the sustainable production of synthetic liquid fuels. The Cu/ZnO catalyst employed for this reaction has been studied extensively for many years, and recent progress now has the potential to turn it into a prototype for complex promotional interactions in heterogeneous catalysis.
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Chemistry (Inorganic Chemistry) and Center for Nanointegration Duisburg-Essen (CENIDE), University of Duisburg-Essen, Universitätsstrasse 7, 45114, Essen, Germany.
authors.forename: Malte
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Behrens
keywords: CO2 conversion; catalyst promotion; copper; heterogeneous catalysis; methanol synthesis