Highly effective synthesis of dimethyl carbonate from methanol and carbon dioxide using a novel copper–nickel/graphite bimetallic nanocomposite catalyst

Greener synthesis of dimethyl carbonate using a novel ceria–zirconia oxide/graphene nanocomposite catalyst

“…The expected side products from the addition reaction of MeOH and CO 2 in the presences of TMM include carbon monoxide (CO), methane (CH 4 ), dimethyl ether (DME), methyl methanoate and water (H 2 O) [6,8,38,75] (see Figure 1). CO can be produced as a result from the cleavage of the C-O bond of the CO 2 , ethane can be produced upon reduction of methanol, DME comes from the dehydration of methanol and methyl methanoate is formed from the hydrolysis of TMM [6,8,38,75]. However, these by-products were below the limit of the GC-FID used in the analysis and therefore specific yields of the by-products were not calculated.…”

Carbon Dioxide Conversion Over Carbon-Based Nanocatalysts

“…This electronic noise improves the interactions of metal and support and thus the reactivity and selectivity of chemical reactions are affected. 105 MWCNTs may facilitate the small and highly dispersed metal nanocatalyst formation. The results of direct synthesis of DMC from CO 2 and methanol reactions on various carbon-based nanocatalysts suggest that the interactions of metal nanoparticles and support and the morphological properties of carbon-based nanocatalysts greatly influence the catalytic activity.…”

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

“…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.…”