Comment on "Active sites for CO<sub>2</sub> hydrogenation to methanol on Cu/ZnO catalysts".
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Abstract
Kattel <i>et al</i> (Reports, 24 March 2017, p. 1296) report that a zinc on copper (Zn/Cu) surface undergoes oxidation to zinc oxide/copper (ZnO/Cu) during carbon dioxide (CO<sub>2</sub>) hydrogenation to methanol and conclude that the Cu-ZnO interface is the active site for methanol synthesis. Similar experiments conducted two decades ago by Fujitani and Nakamura <i>et al</i> demonstrated that Zn is attached to formate rather than being fully oxidized.
Medical subject headings
- Catalytic Domain
- Methanol