Supported CuO and ZnO Catalyst for Hydrogenation of Carbon Dioxide to Methyl Alcohol

If the surface of the titanium chips (TC) was modified by thermal treatment under air atmosphere, it could be reused as catalyst support or photocatalytic materials. TC-supported CuO and ZnO catalysts were prepared by impregnation (IMP) method and co-precipitation (CP) method using cupric nitrate and zinc nitrate solution as precursors. Loading of CuO and ZnO on TC was 40.6wt% and 50.3wt%, respectively. The catalytic activity for CO2 hydrogenation was investigated using a flow-typed reactor under various pressures. Conversion of carbon dioxide to methyl alcohol over the CuO-ZnO/TC catalyst by CP and IMP methods were ca. 22% and ca. 10%, respectively. Conversion of carbon dioxide over CuO-ZnO/TC catalyst by CP method was increased with increasing reaction temperature in ranging of 15atm to 30 atm. Maximum selectivity and yield to methyl alcohol over CuO-ZnO/TC catalyst at 250°C were ca. 90% at 20 atm and ca. 18.2% at 30 atm, respectively.