Erwin Lam

TL;DR: A mechanistic study of the hydrogenation of CO2 on Cu/ZrO2 is presented and it is shown that a formate species is the reaction intermediate and that the zirconia/copper interface is crucial for the conversion of this intermediate to methanol.

TL;DR: Observations imply that Zr(IV) surface sites at the periphery of Cu particles are responsible for promotingCH3OH formation on Cu-Zr-based catalysts and provide a guideline to develop selective CH3OH synthesis catalysts.

TL;DR: This study showcases how Al2O3, a Lewis acidic and non-reducible support, can promote CO2 hydrogenation by enabling multiple competitive reaction pathways on the oxide and metal-oxide interface.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors showed that a silica-supported Cu/Mo2CTx (MXene) catalyst achieves a higher intrinsic methanol formation rate per mass Cu than the reference Cu/SiO2 catalyst with a similar Cu loading.

TL;DR: Small and narrowly distributed Cu nanoparticles supported on SiO2 decorated with isolated TiIV sites, prepared through surface organometallic chemistry, showed significantly improved CO2 hydrogenation activity and CH3 OH selectivity compared to the corresponding Cu nanoparticle supported onSiO2.