A new catalyst built from isolated indium atoms allows scientists to convert CO2 into methanol more efficiently while revealing the hidden chemistry that drives the reaction.

Every chemical reaction faces a barrier: For substances to react with one another, it is first necessary to supply energy. In ...

Efficient methanol synthesis is considered a promising approach for carbon resource recycling. Hydrogenation of carbon dioxide (CO2) to methanol is thermodynamically favored at low temperatures, but ...

What if the basic building block for fuels and plastics didn’t come from oil or gas, but from captured CO2 and green hydrogen? You’ve probably heard the buz ...

Encapsulating copper nanoparticles within hydrophobic porous silicate crystals has been shown to significantly enhance the catalytic activity of copper-zinc oxide catalysts used in methanol synthesis ...

Methanol is one of the world’s most widely used chemicals, and has been since the 1800’s. It is used to make formaldehyde and acetic acid for glue, resin and plastic production, and as a key component ...

Scientists have developed an efficient new way to convert methane into methanol at room temperature. The technique could help reduce greenhouse gas emissions and provide a cleaner way to make key ...

The study is led by Ligang Feng (School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Yangzhou University). The rapid development of the economy driven by the large consummation of traditional fossil fuels ...

In future, it could become easier to manufacture methanol from biomass decentrally on site. Researchers at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) are proposing a method with which raw ...

Advances in oil and gas extraction techniques have made vast new stores of natural gas (composed primarily of methane) available for use. However, substantial quantities of methane are leaked, vented ...