%0 Journal Article %A Berahim, N.H. %A Zabidi, N.A.M. %A Ramli, R.M. %A Suhaimi, N.A. %D 2023 %F scholars:18742 %J Processes %K Carbon dioxide; Catalyst activity; Copper compounds; Methanol; Physicochemical properties; Syngas production; Zinc compounds, reductions; Activity; Adsorption/desorption; Cu/ZnO/al2O3 catalyst; Methanol synthesis; N 2 adsorption; Physicochemical property; Prolonged reaction; Spent catalyst; ]+ catalyst, Aluminum compounds %N 3 %R 10.3390/pr11030719 %T The Activity and Stability of Promoted Cu/ZnO/Al2O3 Catalyst for CO2 Hydrogenation to Methanol %U https://khub.utp.edu.my/scholars/18742/ %V 11 %X Cu/ZnO/Al2O3 catalyst with the addition of tri-promoters (Mn/Nb/Zr) was investigated with respect to their catalytic activity and stability in a prolonged reaction duration in methanol synthesis. Spent catalysts were characterized using N2 adsorption-desorption, FESEM/EDX, TEM, N2O chemisorption, and XPS for their physicochemical properties. The catalyst longevity study was evaluated at two days, seven days, and 14 days at 300 °C, 31.25 bar, 2160 mL/g.hr GHSV, and H2:CO2 at 10:1. The CO2 conversion and methanol yield decreased by about 5.7 and 7.7, respectively, when the reaction duration was prolonged to 14 days. A slight reduction in catalytic activity under prolonged reaction duration was found due to thermal degradation. © 2023 by the authors. %Z cited By 1