Citation: Liuyun Chen, Wenju Wang, Tairong Lu, Xuan Luo, Xinling Xie, Kelin Huang, Shanli Qin, Tongming Su, Zuzeng Qin, Hongbing Ji. Soft template-induced deep pore structure of Cu/Al₂O₃ for promoting plasma-catalyzed CO₂ hydrogenation to DME[J]. Acta Physico-Chimica Sinica, ;2025, 41(6): 100054. doi: 10.1016/j.actphy.2025.100054 shu

Soft template-induced deep pore structure of Cu/Al₂O₃ for promoting plasma-catalyzed CO₂ hydrogenation to DME

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School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Guangxi University, Nanning 530004, China;
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Zhejiang Green Petrochemical and Light Hydrocarbon Transformation Research Institute, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310014, China;
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Institute of New Functional Materials of Guangxi Institute of Industrial Technology, Nanning 530201, China

Received Date: 22 December 2024
Revised Date: 21 January 2025
Accepted Date: 21 January 2025

Fund Project: The project was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (22078074, 22208065) and the Key Projects of Guangxi Science and Technology (Guike AA24263003).

Plasma-activated heterogeneous catalysis is a promising strategy for catalytic CO₂ hydrogenation under mild conditions. In this study, pore structures with deep pore channels were constructed on Al₂O₃-x via a soft template method, and Cu/Al₂O₃-x was prepared by an impregnation method, with Al₂O₃-x serving as the support for plasma-catalyzed CO₂ hydrogenation to dimethyl ether (DME). Cu/Al₂O₃-0.75/HZSM-5 demonstrated a high performance and discharge efficiency for plasma-catalyzed CO₂ hydrogenation. The CO₂ conversion and DME yield for plasma-catalyzed CO₂ hydrogenation on Cu/Al₂O₃-0.75/HZSM-5 reached 21.98% and 9.83%, respectively, with selectivities for CO, CH₃OH, and DME on Cu/Al₂O₃-0.75/HZSM-5 of 25.39%, 29.89%, and 44.72%, respectively. The deep pore structures on Al₂O₃-x serve as Cu loading sites, and the confinement effect of the pores enhances the metal-support interaction and Cu metal dispersion. More abundant and stronger Brønsted basic and Lewis acidic sites facilitate the activation and hydrogenation of CO₂. Notably, the electric field formed by Cu sites anchored in the deep pore channel structures is conducive to guiding the activated plasma CO₂ intermediates into the difficult-to-access pores for hydrogenation. Hydrogenation of the plasma-activated CO₂ intermediates in the deep pore channels is crucial for improving plasma-catalyzed CO₂ hydrogenation to DME.
- Plasma catalysis,
- CO₂ hydrogenation,
- Dimethyl ether,
- Al₂O₃,
- Pore channel
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