Patent ID: 11878287
Assignee: QATAR UNIVERSITY
Field: Chemical engineering (Chemistry)
Classification: CPC B  C | IPC B  C

Claim 0:
1. A lanthanum oxide-promoted Cu-based nanocomposite catalyst for CO2 hydrogenation to methanol comprising:
(a) Nanoparticulates in the size range of about 3 nm to 20 nm comprising:
(1) a copper oxide loading of about 20 wt % to 60 wt %;
(2) a zinc oxide loading of about 40 wt % to 65 wt %; and
(3) a lanthanum oxide with a loading of about 0.5 wt % to 10 wt %; and,

(b) Alumina as support; and, wherein the catalyst has a BET surface area of about 77 mg2/g.