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April 23, 2026ChemSusChem

CO 2 Hydrogenation to Methanol on Core–Shell‐Structured SiO 2 ‐Encapsulated Cu‐ZnO‐In 2 O 3 Nanoparticles

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MPM H ParkSungkyunkwan UniversityHWHwi Yeon WooSungkyunkwan UniversityJKJae Hyeon KwonSungkyunkwan University

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Research demonstrates enhanced methanol selectivity in CO2 hydrogenation using core-shell nanoparticles, indicating improved catalytic efficiency.

Key Points

  • This research aims to improve methanol production from CO2 through advanced catalyst design.
  • Used SiO2-encapsulated Cu-ZnO-In2O3 nanoparticles with multicore-shell structures.
  • Conducted Gibbs free energy calculations for intermediate reaction pathways.
  • Analyzed the effects of In2O3 and SiO2 on catalytic performance.
  • Achieved a CO2 conversion rate of 25.3% and methanol selectivity of 80.1%.
  • Demonstrated the decreased CO selectivity due to suppressed reverse water-gas shift reaction.
  • Identified the most favorable reaction pathway for CO2 hydrogenation via CHO2H* intermediate.

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Park et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69e9b91385696592c86ec0b9https://doi.org/10.1002/cssc.70634
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