Recent Advances and Perspectives in Catalyst Design for Converting Syngas to Higher Alcohols

• DOI: 10.1021/acs.energyfuels.4c01419
• Publication Date: 2024-07-25T19:38:09Z
• Authors: Sixu Liu; Danfeng Wu; Yiran Zhao; Yaozhen Liang; Lina Zhang; Jie Sun; Jingdong Lin; Shuai Wang; Yali Yao; Shaolong Wan; Neil J. Coville; Yong Wang; Haifeng Xiong

Higher alcohol synthesis (HAS) has attracted much attention owing to the wide use of C2+OH as a synthetic fuel, an alternative fuel additive, hydrogen carrier, and versatile platform molecule. Using homogeneous heterogeneous catalysts, HAS can be produced from syngas (H2 CO) derived nonfood-based lignocellulosic biomass, oil residues, coal, natural gas, solid or liquid carbonaceous waste products. Although effort been devoted maximizing yield using noble- non-noble-metal significant challenges remain in terms large-scale industrial production. In past decade, development catalysts for efficient production higher alcohols, carbon feedstocks, interest. this Review, we focus on developments decade that have focused HAS. We reviewed regarding effect supports, promoters, Rh-based modified methanol Fischer–Tropsch (FT) Mo/MoS2-based generic structural design their catalytic performances also summarized tandem used Catalyst stability, reaction mechanisms, density functional theory (DFT) calculations studies briefly discussed. Finally, provide our insights perspectives topic encourage further exploration emerging field.