Carbon nanotubes supported Cu–Ni bimetallic catalysts and their properties for the direct synthesis of dimethyl carbonate from methanol and carbon dioxide

Direct synthesis of dimethyl carbonate over activated carbon supported Cu-based catalysts

“…The major by-products were DME, CO, MF and H 2 O in this reaction. Presumably, CO was resulted from the cleavage of C-O bond of CO 2 − species [31,32], while MF was formed by the reaction of CH 3 OH and HCOOH. HCOOH was formed through the oxidation of CH 3 OH, as described below.…”

“…Our previous works have demonstrated that Cu-Ni bimetallic composite catalysts supported on carbonaceous materials were effective in one-step synthesis of DMC [29][30][31][32]. Herein, a series of Cu-based catalysts were synthesized and utilized in one-step direct synthesis of DMC.…”

Research Progress in the Direct Synthesis of Dimethyl Carbonate from CO2 and Methanol

“…So some research about the supported Cu-Ni bimetallic catalysts with carbonaceous materials (activated carbon, thermally expanded graphite, carbon nanotubes) as the support have been investigated for the direct synthesis of DMC from CO 2 and methanol [51][52][53]. With the thermally expanded graphite (TEG) as the support, the methanol conversion rate was 4.97 % and the DMC selectivity was 89.3 % under the best reaction conditions (100°C, 1.2 Mpa).…”

“…For Cu-Ni/MWCNTs catalyst, the special properties of the MWCNTs, such as well-dispersion of metal active particles as well as the interaction between Cu-Ni and MWCNTs also contribute to improve its catalytic activity [53]. Cu-Ni alloy could be produced partially during the calcination and activation process.…”

The Synthesis of Dimethyl Carbonate by the Oxicarbonylation of Methanol Over Cu Supported on Carbon Norit

“…Relatively high methanol conversion and DMC selectivity were reported, though the optimal experimental conditions, like high pressure, have some inconveniences [24]. In a recent paper we discussed the yield of DMC formation which was higher on Cu/MWCNT than on CuNi/MWCNT catalyst [25].…”