Citation: Jun Bian, Min Xiao, Shuan Jin Wang, Yi Xin Lu, Yue Zhong Meng. Highly effective direct synthesis of DMC from CH₃OH and CO₂ using novel Cu-Ni/C bimetallic composite catalysts[J]. Chinese Chemical Letters, ;2009, 20(3): 352-355. doi: 10.1016/j.cclet.2008.11.034 shu

Highly effective direct synthesis of DMC from CH₃OH and CO₂ using novel Cu-Ni/C bimetallic composite catalysts

a State Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Materials and Technologies/Institute of Optoelectronic and Functional Composite Materials, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510275, PR China;
b Department of Chemistry & Medicinal Chemistry Program, Office of Life Sciences, National University of Singapore, 3 Science Drive 3, Singapore 117543, Republic of Singapore

Received Date: 28 August 2008

Fund Project: The authors would like to thank the China High-Tech Development 863 Program, Guangdong Province Sci & Tech Bureau (No. 2006B12401006), and Guangzhou Sci & Tech Bureau (No. 2005U13D2031, 2007Z2-D2031) for financial support of this work. YL thank National University of Singapore for financial support.

Novel Cu-Ni/C has been prepared and utilized as an efficient catalyst system in direct synthesis of DMC from CH₃OH and CO₂.
- Dimethyl carbonate,
- Carbon dioxide,
- Bimetallic catalyst,
- Catalysis
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