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. 2019 Dec 13;10:5698. doi: 10.1038/s41467-019-13638-9

Table 1.

Representative catalysts and their performance for hydrogenation of CO2 to C2+ species.

Entry Catalysts CO2 con./% CO select./% CH select./% Hydrocarbon distribution/%a GHSV/ml g−1 h−1 Temp./°C P/MPa Ref.
CH4 C2–C40 C2–C4= C5+
C2+ hydrocarbons based on methanol reaction mechanism
1 In2O3/ZrO2+SAPO-34 19.0 87.0 13.0 4.0 12.0 84.0 3000 400 1.5 53
2 In2O3/SAPO-34 15.3 68.3 31.7 2.7 13.7 81.9 1.7 9000 380 3.0 52
3 In2O3–ZrO2/SAPO-34 26.2 63.9 36.1 2.0 21.5 74.5 2.0 9000 380 3.0 52
4 In–Zr/SAPO-34 29.0 78.2 4.1 9.2 83.9 2.8 15,750 400 3.0 54
5 ZnZrO/SAPO-34 12.6 47.0 3.0 14.0 80.0 3.0 3600 380 2.0 16
6 (CuO–ZnO)–Kaolin/SAPO-34 50.4 7.5 13.6 15.8 70.6 0.0 1800 400 3.0 145
7 Zn–Ga–O/SAPO-34 13.0 46.0 1.0 11.0 86.0 2.0 5400 370 3.0 55
8 CuZnZr@Zn–SAPO-34 19.6 58.6 41.4 14.6 20.2 60.5 4.8 3000 400 2.0 56
9 In2O3/HZSM-5 13.1 44.8 1.0 78.6 9000 340 3.0 26
10 Cr2O3/HZSM-5 33.6 41.2 3.0 15.7 3.1 78.2 1200 350 3.0 146
11 Fe2O3/HZSM-5 7.1 73.5 2.0 70.5 9000 340 3.0 26
12 ZnAlOx and HZSM-5 9.1 57.4 42.6 0.5 6.7 10.7 80.3 2000 320 3.0 57
13 ZnZrO/HZSM-5 14.1 43.7 57.3 0.3 14.5 4.9 80.3 1200 320 4.0 71
C2+ hydrocarbons based on CO2 modified FTS mechanism
14 FeZnK–NC 34.6 21.2 78.8 24.2 7.1 40.6 28.1 7200 320 3.0 120
15 Fe–2K ~30.0 22.0 74.0 31.1 14.9 32.4 21.6 320 2.0 82
16 10Fe0.8K0.53Co 54.6 2.0 98.0 19.3 7.8 24.9 48.0 560 300 2.5 91
17 N–K–600-0 43.1 26.1 73.9 35.5 6.8 36.9 20.8 3600 400 3.0 121
18 1Fe–1Zn–K 51.0 6.0 85.1 34.9 7.8 53.6 3.7 1000 320 0.5 147
19 35Fe–7Zr–1Ce–K 57.3 3.1 96.3 20.6 7.9 55.6 15.9 1000 320 2.0 76
20 Fe–Co/K–Al2O3 41.4 14.8 85.2 21.7 6.3 45.0 27.0 9000 320 3.0 77
21 C–Fe–Zn/K 54.8 4.6 94.4 23.1 8.5 57.4 11.0 1000 320 2.0 78
22 Na–Fe3O4/HZSM-5 22.0 20.1 4.0 79.4 4000 320 3.0 17
23 ZnFeOx–4.25Na/S–HZSM-5 36.2 11.0 89.0 8.2 13.3 3.2 75.4 4000 320 3.0 93
24 Fe–Cu–K–La/TiO2 23.1 33.0 67.0 19.4 67.2 3600 300 1.1 115
25 Na–ZnFe2O4 34.0 11.7 9.7 58.5 1800 340 1.0 116
26 K–Fe 43.9 10.1 89.9 12.2 56.6 750 300 1.5 148
27 92.6Fe7.4 K 41.7 6.0 94.0 10.9 23.0 6.5 59.6 560 300 2.5 122
28 10Fe4.8 K 35.2 9.0 91.0 8.1 4.3 16.4 71.2 560 300 2.5 91
29 CuFeO2−24 16.7 31.4 2.4 64.9 1800 300 1.0 123
30 Na–CoCu/TiO2 18.4 30.2 26.1 42.1 3000 250 5.0 96
31 Co/MIL-53(Al) 25.3 6.6 18.7 35.2 35.0 800 260 3.0 94
Entry Catalysts CO2 con./% CO select./% HC select./% MeOH select./% C2+OH select./% GHSV/ml g−1 h−1 Temp./°C P/MPa Ref.
C2+ alcohols from CO2 hydrogenation
32 CuZnFe0.5K0.15 42.3 6.9 56.4 4.7 32.0, C2+OH 5000 300 6.0 99
33 Mo1Co1K0.8 sulfide 28.8 70.9 10.9, C2+OH 3000 320 5.0 149
34 1 wt%Pt/Co3O4 82.5, C2+OH 200 8.0 98
35 PdCu NPs/P25 92.0, EtOH 200 3.2 150
36 RhFeLi/TiO2 15.7 12.5 53.9 2.2 31.3, EtOH 6000 250 3.0 18

aThe hydrocarbon distribution was calculated without CO