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Liu G, Yang G, Peng X, Wu J, Tsubaki N. Recent advances in the routes and catalysts for ethanol synthesis from syngas. Chem Soc Rev 2022; 51:5606-5659. [PMID: 35705080 DOI: 10.1039/d0cs01003k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
Abstract
Ethanol, as one of the important bulk chemicals, is widely used in modern society. It can be produced by fermentation of sugar, petroleum refining, or conversion of syngas (CO/H2). Among these approaches, conversion of syngas to ethanol (STE) is the most environmentally friendly and economical process. Although considerable progress has been made in STE conversion, control of CO activation and C-C growth remains a great challenge. This review highlights recent advances in the routes and catalysts employed in STE technology. The catalyst designs and pathway designs are summarized and analysed for the direct and indirect STE routes, respectively. In the direct STE routes (i.e., one-step synthesis of ethanol from syngas), modified catalysts of methanol synthesis, modified catalysts of Fischer-Tropsch synthesis, Mo-based catalysts, noble metal catalysts and multifunctional catalysts are systematically reviewed based on their catalyst designs. Further, in the indirect STE routes (i.e., multi-step processes for ethanol synthesis from syngas via methanol/dimethyl ether as intermediates), carbonylation of methanol/dimethyl ether followed by hydrogenation, and coupling of methanol with CO to form dimethyl oxalate followed by hydrogenation, are outlined according to their pathway designs. The goal of this review is to provide a comprehensive perspective on STE technology and inspire the invention of new catalysts and pathway designs in the near future.
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- Guangbo Liu
- Department of Applied Chemistry, School of Engineering, University of Toyama, Gofuku 3190, Toyama, 930-8555, Japan. .,Key laboratory of Biofuels, Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao, 266101, P. R. China.
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, School of Engineering, University of Toyama, Gofuku 3190, Toyama, 930-8555, Japan.
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, School of Engineering, University of Toyama, Gofuku 3190, Toyama, 930-8555, Japan. .,National Engineering Research Center of Chemical Fertilizer Catalyst, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou 350002, Fujian, China
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- Key laboratory of Biofuels, Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao, 266101, P. R. China.
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, School of Engineering, University of Toyama, Gofuku 3190, Toyama, 930-8555, Japan.
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Lu P, Chizema LG, Hondo E, Tong M, Xing C, Lu C, Mei Y, Yang R. CO
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Hydrogenation to Methanol via In‐situ Reduced Cu/ZnO Catalyst Prepared by Formic acid Assisted Grinding. ChemistrySelect 2019. [DOI: 10.1002/slct.201900860] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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- Peng Lu
- Zhejiang Provincial Key Lab for Chem. & Bio. Processing Technology of Farm Product Hangzhou 310023 PR China
- School of Biological and Chemical EngineeringZhejiang University of Science and Technology Hangzhou 310023 PR China
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- School of Biological and Chemical EngineeringZhejiang University of Science and Technology Hangzhou 310023 PR China
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- School of Biological and Chemical EngineeringZhejiang University of Science and Technology Hangzhou 310023 PR China
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- School of Biological and Chemical EngineeringZhejiang University of Science and Technology Hangzhou 310023 PR China
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- Zhejiang Provincial Key Lab for Chem. & Bio. Processing Technology of Farm Product Hangzhou 310023 PR China
- School of Biological and Chemical EngineeringZhejiang University of Science and Technology Hangzhou 310023 PR China
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- School of Biological and Chemical EngineeringZhejiang University of Science and Technology Hangzhou 310023 PR China
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- School of Biological and Chemical EngineeringZhejiang University of Science and Technology Hangzhou 310023 PR China
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- Zhejiang Provincial Key Lab for Chem. & Bio. Processing Technology of Farm Product Hangzhou 310023 PR China
- School of Biological and Chemical EngineeringZhejiang University of Science and Technology Hangzhou 310023 PR China
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Synthesis of Cu–Co Catalysts for Methanol Decomposition to Hydrogen Production via Deposition–Precipitation with Urea Method. Catal Letters 2019. [DOI: 10.1007/s10562-019-02731-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Ao M, Pham GH, Sunarso J, Tade MO, Liu S. Active Centers of Catalysts for Higher Alcohol Synthesis from Syngas: A Review. ACS Catal 2018. [DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.8b01391] [Citation(s) in RCA: 143] [Impact Index Per Article: 23.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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- Min Ao
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Curtin University, Perth, Western Australia 6845, Australia
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Curtin University, Perth, Western Australia 6845, Australia
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- Research Centre for Sustainable Technologies, Faculty of Engineering, Computing and Science, Swinburne University of Technology, Jalan Simpang Tiga, 93350 Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Curtin University, Perth, Western Australia 6845, Australia
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Curtin University, Perth, Western Australia 6845, Australia
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Luk HT, Mondelli C, Ferré DC, Stewart JA, Pérez-Ramírez J. Status and prospects in higher alcohols synthesis from syngas. Chem Soc Rev 2018; 46:1358-1426. [PMID: 28009907 DOI: 10.1039/c6cs00324a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 304] [Impact Index Per Article: 50.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Higher alcohols are important compounds with widespread applications in the chemical, pharmaceutical and energy sectors. Currently, they are mainly produced by sugar fermentation (ethanol and isobutanol) or hydration of petroleum-derived alkenes (heavier alcohols), but their direct synthesis from syngas (CO + H2) would comprise a more environmentally-friendly, versatile and economical alternative. Research efforts in this reaction, initiated in the 1930s, have fluctuated along with the oil price and have considerably increased in the last decade due to the interest to exploit shale gas and renewable resources to obtain the gaseous feedstock. Nevertheless, no catalytic system reported to date has performed sufficiently well to justify an industrial implementation. Since the design of an efficient catalyst would strongly benefit from the establishment of synthesis-structure-function relationships and a deeper understanding of the reaction mechanism, this review comprehensively overviews syngas-based higher alcohols synthesis in three main sections, highlighting the advances recently made and the challenges that remain open and stimulate upcoming research activities. The first part critically summarises the formulations and methods applied in the preparation of the four main classes of materials, i.e., Rh-based, Mo-based, modified Fischer-Tropsch and modified methanol synthesis catalysts. The second overviews the molecular-level insights derived from microkinetic and theoretical studies, drawing links to the mechanisms of Fischer-Tropsch and methanol syntheses. Finally, concepts proposed to improve the efficiency of reactors and separation units as well as to utilise CO2 and recycle side-products in the process are described in the third section.
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- Ho Ting Luk
- Institute for Chemical and Bioengineering, Department of Chemistry and Applied Biosciences, ETH Zurich, HCI E125, Vladimir-Prelog-Weg 1, CH-8093 Zurich, Switzerland.
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- Institute for Chemical and Bioengineering, Department of Chemistry and Applied Biosciences, ETH Zurich, HCI E125, Vladimir-Prelog-Weg 1, CH-8093 Zurich, Switzerland.
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- Total Research & Technology Feluy, Zone Industrielle Feluy C, B-7181 Seneffe, Belgium
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- Total Research & Technology Feluy, Zone Industrielle Feluy C, B-7181 Seneffe, Belgium
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- Institute for Chemical and Bioengineering, Department of Chemistry and Applied Biosciences, ETH Zurich, HCI E125, Vladimir-Prelog-Weg 1, CH-8093 Zurich, Switzerland.
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Shi L, Zhang G. Improved Low-Temperature Activity of CuO–CeO2–ZrO2 Catalysts for Preferential Oxidation of CO in H2-Rich Streams. Catal Letters 2016. [DOI: 10.1007/s10562-016-1774-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Schröder J, Arnold U, Abeln J, Sauer J, Döring M. Conversion of Carbon Monoxide-Rich Synthesis Gas to Hydrocarbons and Alcohols over Cu/Co/ZnO/SiO2Catalysts. CHEM-ING-TECH 2015. [DOI: 10.1002/cite.201400194] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Cu nanoclusters supported on Co nanosheets for selective hydrogenation of CO. CHINESE JOURNAL OF CATALYSIS 2013. [DOI: 10.1016/s1872-2067(12)60649-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Gupta M, Smith ML, Spivey JJ. Heterogeneous Catalytic Conversion of Dry Syngas to Ethanol and Higher Alcohols on Cu-Based Catalysts. ACS Catal 2011. [DOI: 10.1021/cs2001048] [Citation(s) in RCA: 273] [Impact Index Per Article: 21.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Mayank Gupta
- Cain Department of Chemical Engineering, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70803, United States
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- Cain Department of Chemical Engineering, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70803, United States
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- Cain Department of Chemical Engineering, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70803, United States
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Shi L, Chu W, Deng S. Catalytic properties of Cu-Co catalysts supported on HNO3-pretreated CNTs for higher-alcohol synthesis. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2011. [DOI: 10.1016/s1003-9953(10)60145-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Zhang H, Yang X, Zhou L, Su Y, Liu Z. Conversion of syngas to higher alcohols over Cu-Fe-Zr catalysts induced by ethanol. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2009. [DOI: 10.1016/s1003-9953(08)60112-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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