Nano-sized mixed metal oxide catalysts capable of producing methanol (CH.sub.3OH) from carbon dioxide (CO.sub.2) and hydrogen (H.sub.2) or from carbon dioxide (CO.sub.2), carbon monoxide (CO), and hydrogen (H.sub.2), methods of making the catalyst, and uses thereof are described herein. The nano-sized mixed metal oxide catalysts can have a formula of: [Cu.sub.aZn.sub.bAl.sub.cM.sub.d.sup.1]O.sub.n where a is 20 to 80, b is 15 to 60, c is 1 to 25, d is 0 to 15 and n is determined by the oxidation states of the other elements is determined by the oxidation states, and M.sup.1 can be yttrium (Y), cerium (Ce), tin (Sn), sodium (Na), bismuth (Bi), magnesium (Mg), or gadolinium (Gd).

Nano-sized mixed metal oxide catalysts capable of producing methanol (CH.sub.3OH) from carbon dioxide (CO.sub.2) and hydrogen (H.sub.2) or from carbon dioxide (CO.sub.2), carbon monoxide (CO), and hydrogen (H.sub.2), methods of making the catalyst, and uses thereof are described herein. The nano-sized mixed metal oxide catalysts can have a formula of: [Cu.sub.aZn.sub.bAl.sub.cM.sub.d.sup.1]O.sub.n where a is 20 to 80, b is 15 to 60, c is 1 to 25, d is 0 to 15 and n is determined by the oxidation states of the other elements is determined by the oxidation states, and M.sup.1 can be yttrium (Y), cerium (Ce), tin (Sn), sodium (Na), bismuth (Bi), magnesium (Mg), or gadolinium (Gd).

A method for producing an alcohol having 8 or more and 22 or less carbon atoms includes the following steps: step 1: forming a porous layer on a surface of a porous material having a pore size mode of 30 nm or more and 200 nm or less to obtain a bimodal carrier; step 2: supporting cobalt on the bimodal carrier obtained in step 1 to obtain a catalyst having peaks of pore distribution in a range of 1 nm or more and 25 nm or less and a range of 30 nm or more and 200 nm or less, respectively; and step 3: reacting carbon monoxide with hydrogen at a gauge pressure of 2 MPa or more and 100 MPa or less in the presence of the catalyst obtained in step 2.

A method for producing an alcohol having 8 or more and 22 or less carbon atoms includes the following steps: step 1: forming a porous layer on a surface of a porous material having a pore size mode of 30 nm or more and 200 nm or less to obtain a bimodal carrier; step 2: supporting cobalt on the bimodal carrier obtained in step 1 to obtain a catalyst having peaks of pore distribution in a range of 1 nm or more and 25 nm or less and a range of 30 nm or more and 200 nm or less, respectively; and step 3: reacting carbon monoxide with hydrogen at a gauge pressure of 2 MPa or more and 100 MPa or less in the presence of the catalyst obtained in step 2.

The invention relates to long chain alcohol, to processes for catalytically producing long chain alcohol from carbon monoxide and molecular hydrogen, to equipment useful in such processes, and to the use of long chain alcohol, e.g., for producing fuel, lubricating oil, detergent, and plasticizer. The catalyst is mesoporous and comprises iron and copper.

The invention relates to long chain alcohol, to processes for catalytically producing long chain alcohol from carbon monoxide and molecular hydrogen, to equipment useful in such processes, and to the use of long chain alcohol, e.g., for producing fuel, lubricating oil, detergent, and plasticizer. The catalyst is mesoporous and comprises iron and copper.

The invention relates to long chain alcohol, to processes for catalytically producing long chain alcohol from carbon monoxide and molecular hydrogen, to equipment useful in such processes, and to the use of long chain alcohol, e.g., for producing fuel, lubricating oil, detergent, and plasticizer. The catalyst is mesoporous and comprises iron and copper.

A process for catalyzed reaction of CO and H.sub.2 into methanol includes the step of reacting the CO and H.sub.2 with a catalyst comprising a transition metal and at least one Lewis basic ligand together with at least one nucleophilic promoter so as to produce the methanol as a product.

A process for catalyzed reaction of CO and H.sub.2 into methanol includes the step of reacting the CO and H.sub.2 with a catalyst comprising a transition metal and at least one Lewis basic ligand together with at least one nucleophilic promoter so as to produce the methanol as a product.

The present invention concerns a reactor for the conversion of carbon dioxide or carbon monoxide into hydrocarbon and/or alcohol comprising a support made from an electrically and thermally conductive material, forming the wall or walls of at least one longitudinal channel that passes through the support and also acting as the cathode of the reactor, at least one wire electrode forming an anode of the reactor, and extending within each longitudinal channel, and being arranged at a distance from the wall or walls of the longitudinal channel, each wire electrode optionally being covered with an electrically insulating layer along the part of the wire electrode extending within the longitudinal channel, a catalyst capable of catalysing a conversion reaction for the conversion of carbon dioxide or carbon monoxide into hydrocarbon and/or alcohol, the catalyst being situated between the wire electrode and the wall or walls of each longitudinal channel.