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Title: Insight into Acetic Acid Synthesis from the Reaction of CH4 and CO2

Abstract

The reaction of CH4 and CO2 to produce acetic acid is an atom-efficient way for using carbon resources and for mitigating CO2 emissions. This article provides a critical assessment of the progress in this catalytic reaction from the perspective of identifying and constructing the active sites. We elucidate how Cu- and Zn-based catalysts with different structures are used for the activation of CH4 and CO2. The differences in the metal oxidation state may affect the adsorption of CH4 and CO2 and consequently change the activation barriers for the dissociation of the C–H bond of CH4 and the C–C coupling reaction. We discuss how the active sites and transition states can be modified by the location of metal sites, the framework environment, and the promotion effect of different acid sites. Additionally, we also compare different technologies, including catalyst pretreatment, preactivation with CO2, tandem reaction, and plasma-driven catalysis for the CH4 and CO2 conversion. We conclude by identifying opportunities for improving the efficiency of heterogeneous catalysts for this important reaction.

Authors:
ORCiD logo [1]; ORCiD logo [2]; ORCiD logo [3]
  1. Columbia Univ., New York, NY (United States); Taiyuan University of Technology (China). Key Lab. of Coal Science and Technology of Ministry of Education and Shanxi Province
  2. Dalian Univ. of Technology (China). State Key Lab. of Fine Chemicals
  3. Columbia Univ., New York, NY (United States); Brookhaven National Lab. (BNL), Upton, NY (United States)
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Brookhaven National Lab. (BNL), Upton, NY (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)
OSTI Identifier:
1781510
Alternate Identifier(s):
OSTI ID: 1785946
Report Number(s):
BNL-221349-2021-JAAM; BNL-221589-2021-JAAM
Journal ID: ISSN 2155-5435
Grant/Contract Number:  
SC0012704
Resource Type:
Accepted Manuscript
Journal Name:
ACS Catalysis
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 11; Journal Issue: 6; Journal ID: ISSN 2155-5435
Publisher:
American Chemical Society (ACS)
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES; CO2 conversion; CH4 activation; acetic acid; heterogeneous catalysis; reaction mechanism; organic acids; catalysts; inorganic carbon compounds; organic compounds; zeolites

Citation Formats

Tu, Chunyan, Nie, Xiaowa, and Chen, Jingguang G. Insight into Acetic Acid Synthesis from the Reaction of CH4 and CO2. United States: N. p., 2021. Web. doi:10.1021/acscatal.0c05492.
Tu, Chunyan, Nie, Xiaowa, & Chen, Jingguang G. Insight into Acetic Acid Synthesis from the Reaction of CH4 and CO2. United States. https://doi.org/10.1021/acscatal.0c05492
Tu, Chunyan, Nie, Xiaowa, and Chen, Jingguang G. Tue . "Insight into Acetic Acid Synthesis from the Reaction of CH4 and CO2". United States. https://doi.org/10.1021/acscatal.0c05492. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1781510.
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abstractNote = {The reaction of CH4 and CO2 to produce acetic acid is an atom-efficient way for using carbon resources and for mitigating CO2 emissions. This article provides a critical assessment of the progress in this catalytic reaction from the perspective of identifying and constructing the active sites. We elucidate how Cu- and Zn-based catalysts with different structures are used for the activation of CH4 and CO2. The differences in the metal oxidation state may affect the adsorption of CH4 and CO2 and consequently change the activation barriers for the dissociation of the C–H bond of CH4 and the C–C coupling reaction. We discuss how the active sites and transition states can be modified by the location of metal sites, the framework environment, and the promotion effect of different acid sites. Additionally, we also compare different technologies, including catalyst pretreatment, preactivation with CO2, tandem reaction, and plasma-driven catalysis for the CH4 and CO2 conversion. We conclude by identifying opportunities for improving the efficiency of heterogeneous catalysts for this important reaction.},
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year = {Tue Mar 02 00:00:00 EST 2021},
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