TY - JOUR
T1 - Catalytic Conversion of Carbon Dioxide to Methanol
T2 - Current Status and Future Perspective
AU - Zhang, Xinbao
AU - Zhang, Guanghui
AU - Song, Chunshan
AU - Guo, Xinwen
N1 - Funding Information:
The authors acknowledge funding from the National Key Research and Development Program of China (2016YFB0600902-4), National Natural Science Foundation of China (21902019), and the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities (DUT20RC(5)002).
Publisher Copyright:
© Copyright © 2021 Zhang, Zhang, Song and Guo.
PY - 2021/2/9
Y1 - 2021/2/9
N2 - With the increasing environmental problems caused by carbon dioxide (CO2) emission and the ultimate carbon resources needed for the development of human society, CO2 hydrogenation to methanol with H2 produced with renewable energy represents a promising path forward. Comprehensive analysis shows that the production of methanol by thermal catalytic CO2 hydrogenation is the most promising technology for large-scale industrialization. This review highlights current developments and future perspectives in the production of methanol from CO2, as well as the main existing problems based on a thorough techno-economic analysis. Moreover, the utilization status and future role of methanol as a platform molecule in the energy system is analyzed. Finally, in this review attention is paid to the development of new catalysts, new routes and new technologies for CO2 conversion aiming to clarify the future direction.
AB - With the increasing environmental problems caused by carbon dioxide (CO2) emission and the ultimate carbon resources needed for the development of human society, CO2 hydrogenation to methanol with H2 produced with renewable energy represents a promising path forward. Comprehensive analysis shows that the production of methanol by thermal catalytic CO2 hydrogenation is the most promising technology for large-scale industrialization. This review highlights current developments and future perspectives in the production of methanol from CO2, as well as the main existing problems based on a thorough techno-economic analysis. Moreover, the utilization status and future role of methanol as a platform molecule in the energy system is analyzed. Finally, in this review attention is paid to the development of new catalysts, new routes and new technologies for CO2 conversion aiming to clarify the future direction.
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U2 - 10.3389/fenrg.2020.621119
DO - 10.3389/fenrg.2020.621119
M3 - Review article
AN - SCOPUS:85101236470
SN - 2296-598X
VL - 8
JO - Frontiers in Energy Research
JF - Frontiers in Energy Research
M1 - 621119
ER -
