催化学报 ›› 2026, Vol. 84: 1-24.DOI: 10.1016/S1872-2067(26)64996-0

• 综述 •    下一篇

氧化锆介导界面催化在CO2加氢反应中的研究进展

刘芷瑶a,b, 刘唐康a,b(), 秦川a,b, 刘国亮a,b(), 郑安民a,b()   

  1. a 武汉科技大学核磁共振与分子科学交叉研究院, 湖北武汉 430081
    b 武汉科技大学化学与化工学院, 湖北省煤转化与新型碳材料耐火材料与冶金国家重点实验室, 湖北武汉 430081
  • 收稿日期:2025-08-20 接受日期:2025-11-12 出版日期:2026-05-18 发布日期:2026-04-16
  • 通讯作者: *电子信箱: liutk@wust.edu.cn (刘唐康),
    liugl@whu.edu.cn (刘国亮),
    zam@wust.edu.cn (郑安民).
  • 基金资助:
    国家重点研发计划(2023YFA1507700);国家自然科学基金(22172113);国家自然科学基金(22472126);国家自然科学基金(22402154);湖北省自然科学基金(2025AFA008);湖北省自然科学基金(2025AFA065);国家自然科学基金委员会博士后科学基金(GZC20232002);国家自然科学基金委员会博士后科学基金(GZC20232003);中国博士后科学基金(2024M752497);湖北省博士后项目(2004HBBHCXA075);湖北省教育厅研究项目(D20241104)

Zirconia-mediated interfacial catalysis for CO2 hydrogenation

Zhiyao Liua,b, Tangkang Liua,b(), Chuan Qina,b, Guoliang Liua,b(), Anmin Zhenga,b()   

  1. a Interdisciplinary Institute of NMR and Molecular Sciences, Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430081, Hubei, China
    b Hubei Province for Coal Conversion and New Carbon Materials, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430081, Hubei, China
  • Received:2025-08-20 Accepted:2025-11-12 Online:2026-05-18 Published:2026-04-16
  • Contact: *E-mail: liutk@wust.edu.cn (T. Liu),
    liugl@whu.edu.cn (G. Liu),
    zam@wust.edu.cn (A. Zheng).
  • About author:Tangkang Liu (Interdisciplinary Institute of NMR and Molecular Sciences, Wuhan University of Science and Technology) received his B.S. in chemistry from Guangxi University in 2016 and his Ph.D. in physical chemistry from Wuhan University in 2023. After that, he worked as a postdoctoral researcher at Wuhan University of Science and Technology (2023 to date). His research interests focus on the design and structure-performance relationships of heterogeneous catalytic materials for CO2 hydrogenation.
    Guoliang Liu (Interdisciplinary Institute of NMR and Molecular Sciences, Wuhan University of Science and Technology) obtained his bachelor’s degree in Chemistry in 2010 and graduated as a Doctor of Science in 2015 from Wuhan University. He had a visiting period as a joint PhD program under the supervision of Prof. S. C. E. Tsang at University of Oxford (UK) in 2013‒2015. From 2017 to 2023, he joined Wuhan University as an Associate Researcher to start an independent academic career. He is now a full professor at Wuhan University of Science and Technology. His research interest focuses on heterogeneous catalysis of CO2 utilization and biomass conversion.
    Anmin Zheng (Interdisciplinary Institute of NMR and Molecular Sciences, Wuhan University of Science and Technology) holds the position of Professor at the Interdisciplinary Institute of NMR and Molecular Sciences (NMR-X) and Dean of the School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Wuhan University of Science and Technology. Following his PhD (2005, Wuhan Institute of Physics and Mathematics, CAS), he was appointed Full Professor in 2012. His group is dedicated to understanding the mechanisms of heterogeneous catalysis, employing a synergistic approach that bridges advanced spectroscopic experiments and multiscale theoretical modeling.
    First author contact:

    Zhiyao Liu: investigation, software, data curation, formal analysis, methodology, writing - original draft. Chuan Qin: validation, formal analysis, writing review & editing. Tangkang Liu: investigation, formal analysis, methodology, writing review & editing. Guoliang Liu: conceptualization, writing - review & editing, project administration, resources, supervision, validation, funding acquisition. Anmin Zheng: project administration, resources, supervision, validation, and funding acquisition.

  • Supported by:
    National Key R&D Program of China(2023YFA1507700);National Natural Science Foundation of China(22172113);National Natural Science Foundation of China(22472126);National Natural Science Foundation of China(22402154);Hubei Provincial Natural Science Foundation of China(2025AFA008);Hubei Provincial Natural Science Foundation of China(2025AFA065);Postdoctoral Fellowship Program of CPSF(GZC20232002);Postdoctoral Fellowship Program of CPSF(GZC20232003);China Postdoctoral Science Foundation(2024M752497);Postdoctor Project of Hubei Province(2004HBBHCXA075);Research Project of Hubei Provincial Department of Education(D20241104)

摘要:

利用源自可再生能源的绿色氢气将CO2催化转化为高附加值化学品, 被视为降低CO2排放和实现碳中和目标最具潜力的途径之一. 近十多年来, 各类高性能非均相催化剂被相继开发并投入应用. 其中, 含锆(Zr)催化剂因其在构建高效CO2加氢活性界面方面的独特优势而备受关注. 目前, 多数研究已确认含Zr催化剂的性能与其结构特征密切相关, 并对不同组分在催化过程中的作用机制进行了深入探讨. 然而, 关于ZrOx在CO2加氢过程中所调控的界面催化本质, 以及反应物分子在活性位点/界面上的活化机制与转化路径, 仍存在诸多未解之谜. 因此, 系统揭示氧化锆介导的界面在CO2加氢领域中的作用机制具有重要的研究意义.

本文系统综述了含锆催化剂在CO2加氢领域的最新研究进展, 重点介绍了四类用于CO2加氢制甲醇的含锆催化剂, 并深入剖析了其结构-性能关系、反应机理及真实活性位点的识别. 此外, 为阐明ZrOx介导活性界面在甲醇合成中的催化作用, 进一步比较了不同类型含Zr催化体系的优势与不足, 通过揭示其内部复杂的作用机制, 凸显了ZrOx介导的活性中心在提升甲醇合成效率中的关键作用. 针对ZrOx诱导界面上CO2加氢反应机制尚不明确的问题, 本文系统归纳了三种主要的反应路径: (1) 甲酸盐路径, (2)逆水煤气变换反应 + CO加氢路径, (3)氧化还原机制. 此外, 还讨论了副产物水或者表面羟基物种对甲醇合成反应活性的影响机制. 尽管在识别不同含Zr催化剂上的反应路径方面已取得重要进展, 但先进表征技术的局限性仍制约着对复杂反应网络的深入解析. 无论是反应路径的探索还是活性位点的识别, 本文旨在对氧化锆介导活性界面在CO2加氢制甲醇过程中的具体机理进行系统剖析. 最后, 探讨了含Zr催化剂在CO2加氢制备低碳醇和烯烃等C2+产物中的研究进展, 并提出了未来催化剂设计的研究范围. ZrO2在构建C-C偶联的关键活性中心具有显著优势, 不仅能促进丰富活性界面的形成, 还可加速CO2向高附加值C2+产物的高效转化. 因此, 开发高效的含Zr催化剂以优化CO2加氢反应路径并实现高附加值化学品的定向合成, 是未来值得深入探索的研究方向, 这有待于更精准的催化剂结构表征与系统化的反应网络研究, 从而推动热催化CO2加氢技术的进一步发展.

综上, 本文系统阐述了氧化锆介导界面催化在CO2加氢反应中的研究进展, 并深入探讨了其催化作用机制, 为理解催化活性的本征来源、提升含Zr催化剂性能提供了重要理论支撑. 基于此, 本文为高性能CO2加氢催化剂的可控设计与开发提供理论依据, 这对推动CO2资源化利用与绿色化学发展也具有重要科学意义.

关键词: CO2加氢, 氧化锆, 活性位, 反应机理, 甲醇合成

Abstract:

Catalytic CO2 hydrogenation to high-value chemicals/fuels by using green hydrogen, stemming from renewable energy, is regarded as one of the most promising approaches to alleviate the emissions of CO2 and to build a carbon neutral society in the future. This requires the development of advanced catalyst design strategy. Zirconia has been widely used as a good catalyst support/promoter for the CO2 hydrogenation reactions, because of its significant advantages in high thermal stability, tunable surface acidity/basicity, oxygen vacancy-mediated activation, and strong metal-support interactions. In the past few years, there has been an increasing number of advanced Zr-containing catalysts, mainly for methanol synthesis reaction. Despite some reviews involving Zr-containing catalyst systems, there is still lacking of a specific review to comprehensively address the role of Zr-induced synergistic sites/interfaces as well as their activation mechanism in CO2 hydrogenation to methanol. Herein, this review will systematically summarize the representative four types of Zr-containing catalysts, including metal/ZrO2 catalysts, oxide catalysts, multi-component catalysts, and MOF-derived catalysts in recent years, and deeply explore the nature of active sites/interfaces and reaction mechanisms in multiple dimensions. In addition, we will discuss the influence of surface hydroxyl groups on Zr-containing catalysts and water on the activity of methanol synthesis. Finally, we expand the research to CO2 hydrogenation to higher alcohols/olefins and propose future research scopes for catalyst design. This review aims to provide fundamental insights into the rational design and optimization of high-performance Zr-containing catalysts for CO2 hydrogenation reactions.

Key words: CO2 hydrogenation, Zirconia, Active sites, Reaction mechanisms, Methanol synthesis