Rapidly deactivation of Cu/SiO₂ catalysts at high liquid hour space velocity (LHSV) has been an important obstacle for scale-up application. Herein, silver modified copper phyllosilicate nanotubes were fabricated by different strategies, and implemented to the selective hydrogenation of ethylene carbonate (EC) to methanol and ethylene glycol (EG) as alternative route for the indirect utilization of CO₂. The CuPs Ag–copre catalyst synthesized by the co–ammonia evaporation hydrothermal process achieved 79% methanol and 99% EG yield within various ranges of EC LHSV, which was attributed to the balanced Cu⁺/Cu⁰ ratio and the enhanced H₂ dissociation ability. Inlaid silver species over copper phyllosilicate promoted the interaction between the metal and the support, which substantially regulated the reducibility and dispersion of copper species, meanwhile, increased the stability for long-term running of the catalyst.

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmst.2020.02.020Li-2020-Highly-efficient-ag-modified-copper.pdf