A promising low pressure methanol synthesis route from CO₂ hydrogenation over Pd@Zn core–shell catalysts

Abstract

We report a new Pd@Zn core–shell catalyst that offers a significantly higher kinetic barrier to CO/H₂O formation in CO₂ hydrogenation but facilitates CH₃OH production at below 2 MPa with CH₃OH selectivity at 70% as compared to 10% over Cu catalysts.