A Highly Active Molybdenum Phosphide Catalyst for Methanol Synthesis from CO and CO2

Melis S Duyar; Charlie Tsai; Jonathan L Snider; Joseph A Singh; Alessandro Gallo; Jong Suk Yoo; Andrew J Medford; Frank Abild-Pedersen; Felix Studt; Jakob Kibsgaard; Stacey F Bent; Jens K Nørskov; Thomas F Jaramillo

doi:10.1002/anie.201806583

A Highly Active Molybdenum Phosphide Catalyst for Methanol Synthesis from CO and CO₂

Angew Chem Int Ed Engl. 2018 Nov 12;57(46):15045-15050. doi: 10.1002/anie.201806583. Epub 2018 Oct 18.

Authors

Melis S Duyar^{1

2}, Charlie Tsai^{1

2}, Jonathan L Snider^{1

2}, Joseph A Singh^{1

2}, Alessandro Gallo^{1

2}, Jong Suk Yoo^{1

2}, Andrew J Medford^{1

2}, Frank Abild-Pedersen^{1

2}, Felix Studt^{1

2}, Jakob Kibsgaard^{1

2}, Stacey F Bent^{1

2}, Jens K Nørskov^{1

2}, Thomas F Jaramillo^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ SUNCAT Center for Interface Science and Catalysis, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, 94305, USA.
² SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Menlo Park, CA, 94025, USA.

PMID: 30134041
DOI: 10.1002/anie.201806583

Abstract

Methanol is a major fuel and chemical feedstock currently produced from syngas, a CO/CO₂ /H₂ mixture. Herein we identify formate binding strength as a key parameter limiting the activity and stability of known catalysts for methanol synthesis in the presence of CO₂ . We present a molybdenum phosphide catalyst for CO and CO₂ reduction to methanol, which through a weaker interaction with formate, can improve the activity and stability of methanol synthesis catalysts in a wide range of CO/CO₂ /H₂ feeds.

Keywords: CO hydrogenation; CO2 hydrogenation; formate; methanol synthesis; molybdenum phosphide.

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