“…In this connection, we note that ZIF-67 is a suitable candidate since it is reducible with atomic hydrogen, yet it can maintain structural integrity in a H 2 environment at elevated temperatures up to 300 °C, noting that Co 2+ has a relatively high standard reduction potential (−0.28 V) with respect to H 2 . This makes ZIF-67 still workable as a stable support material for hydrogenation reactions, such as CO 2 hydrogenation to methanol, which usually operates below 300 °C. − Meanwhile, ZIF-67 preserves good thermal stability at temperatures up to 300 °C in air and 480 °C in N 2 . , However, when noble metal NPs are added to enhance the hydrogenation performance via hydrogen spillover, ZIF-67 becomes vulnerable and goes through hydrogenolysis at much lower temperatures, since dissociated hydrogen is more reactive. , Therefore, the extent of the hydrogenolysis reaction of ZIF-67, which is paired up with metal NPs could serve as a reflection or indicator of the production of spillover hydrogen atoms at elevated temperatures. As a result, the relative hydrogen spillover ability of the studied metal NPs could be qualitatively determined with confidence.…”