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Cover Feature: CO 2 Hydrogenation with Cu/ZnO/Al 2 O 3 : A Benchmark Study (ChemCatChem 12/2020)
Author(s) -
Ruland Holger,
Song Huiqing,
Laudenschleger Daniel,
Stürmer Sascha,
Schmidt Stefan,
He Jiayue,
Kähler Kevin,
Muhler Martin,
Schlögl Robert
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
chemcatchem
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.497
H-Index - 106
eISSN - 1867-3899
pISSN - 1867-3880
DOI - 10.1002/cctc.202000732
Subject(s) - renewable energy , catalysis , methanol , materials science , cover (algebra) , chemical engineering , work (physics) , benchmark (surveying) , process engineering , chemistry , organic chemistry , engineering , mechanical engineering , geodesy , geography , electrical engineering
The Cover Feature shows the concept of CO 2 hydrogenation as a chemical battery in the scope of a chemical energy conversion. It can be used to store renewable energy by synthesizing methanol from H 2 obtained from renewable energy sources and CO 2 from industrial waste gases. In their Full Paper, H. Ruland et al. demonstrate the extraordinary stability and high performance of an industrial Cu/ZnO/Al 2 O 3 catalyst for methanol production from feed gases with high CO 2 concentrations. Especially, the catalytic system can work with a similar stability even under dynamic reaction conditions, which may be essential to integrate renewables into the process. More information can be found in the Full Paper by H. Ruland et al.