A density functional theory study of CO2 hydrogenation to methanol over Pd/TiO2 catalyst: The role of interfacial site
A density functional theory study of CO2 hydrogenation to methanol over Pd/TiO2 catalyst: The role of interfacial site
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DOI:
10.1016/j.ijhydene.2019.12.099
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发表时间:
2020-02
影响因子:
7.2
通讯作者:
Zhiliang Ou;J. Ran;Juntian Niu;Changlei Qin;Wei He;Lin Yang
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作者:
Zhiliang Ou;J. Ran;Juntian Niu;Changlei Qin;Wei He;Lin Yang
The interface between metal and support has a very significant influence on the activity and selectivity of the CO2hydrogenation to methanol, but there is still lack of investigation in understanding its role in the reaction process. In the current work, the synthesis of methanol through CO2hydrogenation on a model Pd/TiO2catalyst was studied based on the periodic density functional theory calculation, and the reaction mechanism and active sites were revealed after examining the possible routes. The charge density difference and Millikan charge analysis demonstrate that CO2adsorbed at the interfacial site is activated due to obtaining charge from the catalyst, and it is transformed into chemisorbed CO2δ−. It is found that interface is the active site for the subsequent hydrogenation process of CO2while metal Pd provides an active site to the dissociation of H2. Moreover, there is a metal-support interaction, where the formed H at the Pd particles reacts with the CO2and intermediates adsorbed at interface by the spillover, and the methanol is produced on the support surface. In addition, the RWGS + CO-Hydro route is determined to be the dominant pathway for methanol synthesis, and CO hydrogenation to HCO is the rate-determining step.