The present disclosure relates to the technical field of catalysts, and specifically to a Zn—Al slurry catalyst, its preparation method and its application in preparing ethanol from syngas. The preparation method provided in the disclosure prepares the Zn—Al slurry catalyst by introducing a zinc component into an aluminum sol, and the preparation method has a simple operation and a lower cost. The Zn—Al slurry catalyst prepared in the disclosure includes the Zn component and the Al component, which may catalyze syngas to generate ethanol under mild conditions. Also, the catalyst has stable properties, is not easy to be deactivated, and reduces the cost of preparing ethanol from syngas. When the Zn—Al slurry catalyst provided in the disclosure is used as the catalyst for preparing ethanol from syngas, the reaction conditions are mild, and the syngas may be catalyzed to generate ethanol under the conditions of 250-340° C. and 3-5 MPa.

A system and method for producing methanol via dry reforming and methanol synthesis in the same vessel, including converting methane and carbon dioxide in the vessel into syngas including hydrogen and carbon monoxide via dry reforming in the vessel, cooling the syngas via a heat exchanger in the vessel, and synthesizing methanol from the syngas in the vessel.

A system and method for producing methanol via dry reforming and methanol synthesis in the same vessel, including converting methane and carbon dioxide in the vessel into syngas including hydrogen and carbon monoxide via dry reforming in the vessel, cooling the syngas via a heat exchanger in the vessel, and synthesizing methanol from the syngas in the vessel.

Catalytic CO.sub.2 hydrogenation to ethanol utilizing radio frequency is very attractive due to higher selectivity (˜99%) to ethanol and yield of 0.000718 g/h or higher. A dielectric barrier discharge (DBD) plasma reactor packed with a catalyst comprising of Cu/Zn/Al.sub.2O.sub.3 can be used for this purpose, which can be operated at approximately 100-200° C., 1-20 atm pressure and gas flow rates above 20 mL/min. The reactor can be made of a simple inert tube. The process is very attractive for a feasible industrial application. To scale up the process to industrial relevance, a multi-tubular reactor configuration is proposed.

Catalytic CO.sub.2 hydrogenation to ethanol utilizing radio frequency is very attractive due to higher selectivity (˜99%) to ethanol and yield of 0.000718 g/h or higher. A dielectric barrier discharge (DBD) plasma reactor packed with a catalyst comprising of Cu/Zn/Al.sub.2O.sub.3 can be used for this purpose, which can be operated at approximately 100-200° C., 1-20 atm pressure and gas flow rates above 20 mL/min. The reactor can be made of a simple inert tube. The process is very attractive for a feasible industrial application. To scale up the process to industrial relevance, a multi-tubular reactor configuration is proposed.

The present disclosure provides a preparation method of a doped ZnO catalyst. The preparation method includes the following steps: mixing a precipitant and a first solvent to form a first solution having 1 mol/L to 5 mol/L of the precipitant by concentration; mixing one of a Cu salt or a Ga salt, a Zn salt, and a second solvent to form a second solution having Cu and Zn at a molar ratio of less than 0.05:1 and Ga and Zn at a molar ratio of less than 0.1:1; subjecting the first solution and the second solution to precipitation or hydrolysis at 50° C. to 90° C. to obtain a precipitate, and washing and drying the precipitate to obtain a precursor sample; and conducting calcination on the precursor sample at 300° C. to 500° C. for 3 h to 5 h to obtain a Cu-doped ZnO catalyst or a Ga-doped ZnO catalyst.

The present disclosure provides a preparation method of a doped ZnO catalyst. The preparation method includes the following steps: mixing a precipitant and a first solvent to form a first solution having 1 mol/L to 5 mol/L of the precipitant by concentration; mixing one of a Cu salt or a Ga salt, a Zn salt, and a second solvent to form a second solution having Cu and Zn at a molar ratio of less than 0.05:1 and Ga and Zn at a molar ratio of less than 0.1:1; subjecting the first solution and the second solution to precipitation or hydrolysis at 50° C. to 90° C. to obtain a precipitate, and washing and drying the precipitate to obtain a precursor sample; and conducting calcination on the precursor sample at 300° C. to 500° C. for 3 h to 5 h to obtain a Cu-doped ZnO catalyst or a Ga-doped ZnO catalyst.

According to one embodiment, a reduction catalyst includes a current collector including a metal layer; and organic molecules including a quaternary nitrogen cation, which are bonded to the metal layer. The organic molecules are represented by any of the following general formulae I to V.

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According to one embodiment, a reduction catalyst includes a current collector including a metal layer; and organic molecules including a quaternary nitrogen cation, which are bonded to the metal layer. The organic molecules are represented by any of the following general formulae I to V.

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A method for producing high-efficiency methanol capable of reducing emission of carbon dioxide. The method includes: a first step of preparing mixed gas by using steam and natural gas as raw materials and converting C.sub.2+ hydrocarbon contained in the natural gas into methane on a catalyst; a second step of preparing a synthesis gas including carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide, and hydrogen by reforming the mixed gas in a reformer filled with a reforming catalyst; and a third step of preparing methanol by using the synthesis gas as the raw material and reacting the synthesis gas.