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Daniel Curulla-Ferre

Javier Perez-Ramirez

Cecilia Mondelli

Joseph Stewart

Gad Rothenberg

Nirappurackal Raveendran Shiju

Vincenzo Roberto Calderone

Ho Ting Luk

Charlotte Drouilly

Oliver Martin

Antonio J Martin-Fernandez

Matthias Frei

The disclosure describes a process for methanol synthesis remarkable in that it comprises the steps of (a) providing syngas (), (b) providing at least one first catalytic composition () comprising at least one first methanol synthesis catalyst; (c) putting into contact said syngas () with said first catalytic composition () under first temperature conditions, to provide a first gaseous effluent (); (d) providing at least one second catalytic composition () comprising at least one second methanol synthesis catalyst; (e) putting into contact at least a part of said first gaseous effluent () with said second catalytic composition (), to provide a second gaseous effluent () and a second liquid effluent (); (f) recovering methanol from first () and/or second () gaseous effluent. The use of a first catalytic composition () that comprises at least one first methanol synthesis catalyst in such a process for methanol synthesis is also described.

Process for methanol synthesis from CO2-rich syngas

Method to prepare a catalyst for use in a process for the synthesis of methanol, comprising indium oxide in the form of InO, and at least one additional metal selected from a noble metal; and in that the average particle size of said noble metal phase is, preferably at least 0.05 nm, and less than 5 nm as determined by STEM-EDX, characterized in that the catalyst is prepared by co-precipitation of a saline solution at a pH above 8.5 comprising an indium salt and a salt of the at least one additional metal selected from a noble metal and optionally further comprising a salt of the at least one alkaline earth metal.

Noble metal-promoted IN2O3 catalyst for the hydrogenation of CO2 to methanol

The present disclosure relates to a catalyst composition comprising copper and iron on a support for use in a process for the synthesis of higher alcohols from a syngas feed stream comprising hydrogen and carbon monoxide, the catalyst composition being remarkable in that the support is one or more zeolite, in that the total content of iron and copper is ranging from 1 to 10 wt. % based on the total weight of the catalyst composition and as determined by inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectroscopy, in that the Cu/Fe bulk molar ratio is ranging from 1.1:1.0 to 5.0:1.0 as determined by XRF spectroscopy.

Copper-iron-based catalytic composition comprising zeolites, method for producing such catalytic composition and process using such catalytic composition for the conversion of syngas to higher alcohols

Supported catalyst for use in a process for the synthesis of methanol, characterized in that the supported catalyst comprises indium oxide in the form of InOand at least one noble metal being palladium, Pd, wherein both indium oxide and at least one noble metal are deposited on a support remarkable in that the supported catalyst is a calcined supported catalyst comprising from 0.01 to 10.0 wt. % of palladium and zirconium dioxide (ZrO) in an amount of at least 50 wt. % on the total weight of said supported catalyst.

Noble metal promoted supported indium oxide catalyst for the hydrogenation of COto methanol and process using said catalyst

The present disclosure relates to a process for converting syngas to C2+ alcohols, said process comprising the steps of providing a reactor, of providing a catalyst composition and one or more acidic materials within said reactor, of providing a feed stream comprising a mixture of Hand CO; and of contacting said feed stream with said catalyst composition and said one or more acidic materials under reaction conditions to provide product stream. Said process is remarkable in that said catalyst composition comprises an active phase comprising CuFe deposited on a carbon-containing support, and the one or more acidic materials are one or more zeolites having a Si/Al molar ratio ranging between 2 and 200.

Process using catalytic composition for the conversion of syngas to higher alcohols

The invention relates to a process for methanol synthesis comprising the steps of providing a syngas feed stream comprising hydrogen and a mixture of carbon dioxide and carbon monoxide, wherein carbon dioxide represents from 1 to 50 mol % of the total molar content of the feed stream, carbon monoxide is contained from 0.1 to 85 mol % of the total molar content, and His comprised from 5 to 95 mol % of the total molar content of the feed stream; providing an indium oxide catalyst selected from a bulk catalyst and a supported catalyst comprising indium oxide (InO) as the main active phase; putting in contact said stream with said catalyst at a reaction temperature of at least 373 K (99.85&#xb0; C.) and under a pressure ranging of at least 1 MPa; and recovering the methanol effluents. The invention also relates to an indium oxide based catalyst.

Process for methanol synthesis using an indium oxide based catalyst

The invention relates to a process for methanol synthesis comprising the steps of providing a syngas feed stream comprising hydrogen and carbon oxides selected from carbon dioxide or a mixture of carbon dioxide and carbon monoxide, wherein carbon dioxide represents from 1 to 50 mol % of the total molar content of the feed stream, carbon monoxide is contained from 0 to 85 mol % of the total molar content, and His comprised from 5 to 95 mol % of the total molar content of the feed stream, and a catalyst comprising indium oxide (InO) on a support wherein the support comprises zirconium dioxide or is zirconium dioxide; putting in contact said stream with said supported catalyst at a reaction temperature of at least 373 K (99.85&#xb0; C.) and under a pressure ranging of at least 1 MPa; and recovering the methanol effluents. The invention also relates to a supported indium oxide catalyst.

Supported indium oxide catalyst and process for methanol synthesis using the same

The present invention pertains to novel core-shell particles comprising a core of alumina and a shell of cobalt oxide, characterized in that they are spherical with a number average diameter, as measured by TEM, of between 10 and 30 nm. This invention also pertains to the method for preparing these core-shell particles and to their uses in the manufacture of a catalyst.

Core-shell particles with catalytic activity

The present invention pertains to novel core-shell particles comprising a core of iron oxide and a shell of cobalt oxide, characterized in that they are spherical with a number average diameter, as measured by TEM, of between 1 and 20 nm. This invention is also directed to their uses in the manufacture of a catalyst, and to the method for preparing these particles, by precipitating cobalt oxide onto magnetite or hematite particles which are themselves precipitated from Fe(III) and optionally Fe(II) salts.

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