Direct synthesis of dimethyl carbonate from CO2 and methanol over ZIF-67/CeO2
- Corresponding author: Li-Hua HU, hulihua@njit.edu.cn Wei XU, xuwei@njit.edu.cn
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Li-Hua HU, Xiao WANG, Kai-Ran HU, Chen CHEN, Zhi-Hao XU, Wei XU. Direct synthesis of dimethyl carbonate from CO2 and methanol over ZIF-67/CeO2[J]. Chinese Journal of Inorganic Chemistry,
;2023, 39(7): 1315-1324.
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10.11862/CJIC.2023.091
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Inset: XRD enlarged patterns of the corresponding material within the range of 5°-25°.
(a) Ce3d; (b) O1s; (c) Co2p.
Reaction conditions: 140 ℃; 4 h; CO2 pressure: 4.5 MPa; catalyst weight: 0.1 g; methanol: 2 mL; TMM: 2.85 mL
The other reaction conditions in a: reaction temperature: 140 ℃; CO2 pressure: 4.5 MPa; catalyst mass: 0.1 g; methanol: 2 mL; TMM: 2.85 mL; The other reaction conditions in b: reaction time: 4 h; CO2 pressure: 4.5 MPa; catalyst mass: 0.1 g; methanol: 2 mL; TMM: 2.85 mL.