Qatar University

Shell Internationale Research Maatschappij, B.v.

Dharmesh Kumar

Vikrant Nanasaheb Urade

Sardar Ali

Mahmoud M Khader

Muftah H El-Naas

Muftah El-naas

Ahmed Gamal

Provided herein is a novel silica-supported nickel nanocomposite and a novel one-pot solution combustion synthesis of that nanocomposite. The method allows the synthesis of small size nickel nanoparticles (e.g., 3 nm to 40 nm) for which a considerable percentage of nickel is inserted into silica, experiencing strong metal-support interaction. These exceptional physicochemical properties make them desirable for various industrial applications, such as electronic, heterogeneous catalysis as well as conversion and storage of energy.

Metal-silica nanocomposites prepared through a single step solution combustion synthesis (SCS)

This invention relates to development of novel Cu-based nanocatalysts synthesized via one-pot solution combustion synthesis for COhydrogenation to methanol. The novel Cu-based catalyst has exceptional activity for COhydrogenation with high methanol selectivity in the reaction temperature range between 250° C.-350° C. The novel catalyst also exhibits excellent resilience to deactivation due to sintering.

Active and stable copper-based catalyst for COhydrogenation to methanol

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Dharmesh Kumar