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Research Progress on the Indirect Hydrogenation of Carbon Dioxide to Methanol
Author(s) -
Du XianLong,
Jiang Zheng,
Su Dang Sheng,
Wang JianQiang
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
chemsuschem
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.412
H-Index - 157
eISSN - 1864-564X
pISSN - 1864-5631
DOI - 10.1002/cssc.201501013
Subject(s) - methanol , chemistry , yield (engineering) , carbon dioxide , catalytic hydrogenation , organic chemistry , catalysis , materials science , metallurgy
Methanol is a sustainable source of liquid fuels and one of the most useful organic chemicals. To date, most of the work in this area has focused on the direct hydrogenation of CO 2 to methanol. However, this process requires high operating temperatures (200–250 °C), which limits the theoretical yield of methanol. Thus, it is desirable to find a new strategy for the efficient conversion of CO 2 to methanol at relatively low reaction temperatures. This Minireview seeks to outline the recent advances on the indirect hydrogenation of CO 2 to methanol. Much emphasis is placed on discussing specific systems, including hydrogenation of CO 2 derivatives (organic carbonates, carbamates, formates, cyclic carbonates, etc.) and cascade reactions, with the aim of critically highlighting both the achievements and remaining challenges associated with this field.