Influence of Indium as a Promoter on the Stability and Selectivity of the Nanocrystalline Cu/CeO Catalyst for CO Hydrogenation to Methanol.

Stable catalyst development for CO hydrogenation to methanol is a challenge in catalysis. In this study, indium (In)-promoted Cu nanoparticles supported on nanocrystalline CeO catalysts were prepared and explored for methanol production from CO. In-promoted Cu catalysts with ∼1 wt % In loading showed a methanol production rate of 0.