Table 1
Summary of the effect of operating parameters on H2/CO2 to methanol.
| Type of catalyst | Type of reactor | T (°C)/P (MPa) | CO2 conversion (%) | MeOH selectivity (%) | MeOH yield (%) | STY of MeOH (gMeOH/gcat h) | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CuO–Fe2O3–3%CeO2/HZSM-5 | Fixed-bed | 260/3 | 20.9 | 5.2 | N/A | N/A | [8] |
| CuO–Fe2O3–4%CeO2/HZSM-5 | Fixed-bed | 260/3 | 17.1 | 4.6 | N/A | N/A | [8] |
| CuO/ZnO/Al2O3-C-1 | Fixed-bed | 240/3 | 14.6 | 63.6 | 9.3 | 0.12 | [27] |
| CuO/ZnO/Al2O3-C-1.25 | Fixed-bed | 240/3 | 16.2 | 63.8 | 10.3 | 0.13 | [27] |
| CuO/ZnO/Al2O3-O-1 | Fixed-bed | 240/3 | 12.1 | 62.6 | 7.8 | 0.10 | [27] |
| CuO/ZnO/Al2O3-U-1 | Fixed-bed | 240/3 | 3.2 | 53.9 | 1.7 | 0.022 | [27] |
| Cu/ZnO/ZrO2-0 | Fixed-bed | 230/5 | 16.7 | 54.7 | N/A | 0.14 | [28] |
| Cu/ZnO/ZrO2-5 | Fixed-bed | 230/5 | 15.4 | 66.8 | N/A | 0.16 | [28] |
| Cu/ZnO/ZrO2-0 | Fixed-bed | 270/5 | 22.5 | 51.8 | N/A | 0.18 | [28] |
| Cu/ZnO/ZrO2-5 | Fixed-bed | 270/5 | 23.0 | 56.8 | N/A | 0.21 | [28] |
| 5%CuZn/rGO | Fixed-bed | 250/1.5 | 14 | 2.8 | N/A | 0.22 | [54] |
| 10%CuZn/rGO | Fixed-bed | 250/1.5 | 26 | 5.1 | N/A | 0.424 | [54] |
| 20%CuZn/rGO | Fixed-bed | 250/1.5 | 19 | 8.5 | N/A | 0.244 | [54] |
| CuZnGa | Fixed-bed | 270/3 | 15.8 | N/A | 29.3 | 0.135 | [55] |
| Cu/0.5%MgO/TiO2 | Fixed-bed | 220/3 | 5.0 | 33.9 | 1.70 | N/A | [58] |
| Cu/1%MgO/TiO2 | Fixed-bed | 220/3 | 5.2 | 37.9 | 1.97 | N/A | [58] |
| Cu/5%MgO/TiO2 | Fixed-bed | 220/3 | 2.6 | 55.5 | 1.44 | N/A | [58] |
| Cu/TiO2 | Fixed-bed | 220/3 | 4.3 | 29.8 | 1.28 | N/A | [58] |
| Cu-Zn/SiO2 | Fixed-bed | 250/2 | 2.0 | 65.7 | N/A | 0.065 | [67] |
| 10Cu60Zn30 | Fixed-bed | 250/1.5 | 21 | 83 | N/A | 0.274 | [68] |
| Fe–Cu/MCM-41 | Fixed-bed | 200/1 | 2 | 80 | N/A | N/A | [69] |
| Cu–ZnO/TiO2–ZrO2 | Fixed-bed | 240/3 | 17.4 | 43.8 | 7.6 | 0.053 | [70] |