Phosphinate stabilised ZnO and Cu colloidal nanocatalysts for CO2 hydrogenation to methanol

N. J. Brown; J. Weiner; K. Hellgardt; M. S. P. Shaffer; C. K. Williams

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Phosphinate stabilised ZnO and Cu colloidal nanocatalysts for CO₂ hydrogenation to methanol†

N. J. Brown,^a J. Weiner,^a K. Hellgardt,^b M. S. P. Shaffer*^a and C. K. Williams*^a

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^a Department of Chemistry, Imperial College London, London
E-mail: c.k.williams@imperial.ac.uk, m.shaffer@imperial.ac.uk

^b Department of Chemical Engineering, Imperial College London, London

Abstract

Colloidal solutions of ZnO–Cu nanoparticles can be used as catalysts for the reduction of carbon dioxide with hydrogen. The use of phosphinate ligands for the synthesis of the nanoparticles from organometallic precursors improves the reductive stability and catalytic activity of the system.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1039/C3CC46203J
Article type: Communication
Submitted: 13 Aug 2013
Accepted: 11 Oct 2013
First published: 21 Oct 2013
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Chem. Commun., 2013,49, 11074-11076

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Phosphinate stabilised ZnO and Cu colloidal nanocatalysts for CO₂ hydrogenation to methanol

N. J. Brown, J. Weiner, K. Hellgardt, M. S. P. Shaffer and C. K. Williams, Chem. Commun., 2013, 49, 11074 DOI: 10.1039/C3CC46203J

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