Hydrogenation of CO 2 or CO 2 Derivatives to Methanol under Molecular Catalysis: A Review

Wenxuan Xue and Conghui Tang
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Wenxuan Xue: Key Laboratory of Material Chemistry for Energy Conversion and Storage, Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, 1037 Luoyu Road, Wuhan 430074, China
Conghui Tang: Key Laboratory of Material Chemistry for Energy Conversion and Storage, Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, 1037 Luoyu Road, Wuhan 430074, China

Energies, 2022, vol. 15, issue 6, 1-14

Abstract: The atmospheric CO 2 concentration has been continuously increasing due to fossil fuel combustion. The transformations of CO 2 and CO 2 derivatives into high value-added chemicals such as alcohols are ideal routes to mitigate greenhouse gas emissions. Among alcohol products, methanol is very promising as it fulfills the carbon neutral cycle and can be used for direct methanol fuel cells. Herein, we summarize the recent progress in the hydrogenation of CO 2 or CO 2 derivatives to methanol, and focus on those systems with homogeneous catalysts and molecular hydrogen as the reductant. Discussions on the catalytic systems, efficiencies, and future outlooks will be given.

Keywords: CO 2 hydrogenation; transition metal; pincer complexes; methanol; homogeneous catalysis (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q Q0 Q4 Q40 Q41 Q42 Q43 Q47 Q48 Q49 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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