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ACS OMEGA
Volume 5, Issue 21, Pages 12391-12397Publisher
AMER CHEMICAL SOC
DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.0c01143
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- National Nanotechnology Center (NANOTEC), NSTDA
- Ministry of Science and Technology of Thailand
- Kasetsart University
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Graphene has attracted attention because of its interesting properties in catalyst applications including as a catalyst support; however, it is known that the graphene can be restacked, forming a graphite-like structure that leads to poor specific surface area. Hence, the high-porosity graphene aerogel was used as a Cu-Ni catalyst support to produce dimethyl carbonate (DMC) from carbon dioxide and methanol. In this work, we have introduced a new synthesis route, which can improve the dispersion of metal particles on the graphene aerogel support. Cu-Ni/graphene aerogel catalysts were synthesized by a two-step procedure: forming Cu-Ni/graphene aerogel catalysts via hydrothermal reduction and then Cu-Ni loading by incipient wetness impregnation. It is found that the catalyst prepared by the two-step procedure exhibits higher DMC yield (25%) and MeOH conversion (18.5%) than those of Cu-Ni loading only by an incipient wetness impregnation method. The results prove that this new synthesis route can improve the performance of Cu-Ni/graphene aerogel catalysts for DMC production.
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