Enhancing Electronic Metal-Support Interaction in Cu-ZnO/N-Carbon Catalysts by Generating More Pyridinic Nitrogen Species for Efficient CO2 Hydrogenation to Methanol

Key Points

• The research aims to enhance catalytic activity for CO2 hydrogenation to methanol using Cu-ZnO/N-Carbon catalysts.
• Evaluated Cu-ZnO/N-Carbon catalysts with adjusted pyridinic nitrogen species
• Performed catalytic assessments under varying CO2 hydrogenation conditions
• Analyzed electronic interactions between metal and support
• Enhanced pyridinic nitrogen species led to improved catalytic activity
• Significant increase in methanol yield observed
• Stability of catalysts improved during the hydrogenation process