Research progress on copper-based catalysts for electrocatalytic CO<sub>2</sub> reduction to methanol

FANG Kun; YANG Meng; BO Yonghao; ZHANG Qi; YANG Bingquan; LU Shijian

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Research progress on copper-based catalysts for electrocatalytic CO₂ reduction to methanol

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- Research progress on copper-based catalysts for electrocatalytic CO₂ reduction to methanol
- Pages: 1-11(2026)
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  1.中国石油工程建设有限公司北京设计分公司，北京 100085
  2.中国石油国际勘探开发有限公司，北京 100032
  3.中国矿业大学江苏省煤基温室气体减排与资源化利用重点实验室，江苏徐州 221008
  4.中国矿业大学碳中和研究院，江苏徐州 221116
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- DOI：10.12434/j.issn.2097-2547.20250460
  CLC： TQ09
- Received：01 December 2025，
  
  Revised：2026-01-15，
  
  Online First：07 April 2026，
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房昆,杨蒙,薄勇浩等.电催化CO₂还原制甲醇铜基催化剂研究进展[J].低碳化学与化工,

FANG Kun,YANG Meng,BO Yonghao,et al.Research progress on copper-based catalysts for electrocatalytic CO₂ reduction to methanol[J].Low-Carbon Chemistry and Chemical Engineering,
房昆,杨蒙,薄勇浩等.电催化CO₂还原制甲醇铜基催化剂研究进展[J].低碳化学与化工, DOI：10.12434/j.issn.2097-2547.20250460.

FANG Kun,YANG Meng,BO Yonghao,et al.Research progress on copper-based catalysts for electrocatalytic CO₂ reduction to methanol[J].Low-Carbon Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, DOI：10.12434/j.issn.2097-2547.20250460.

摘要

随着工业化进程的快速推进，CO

排放量持续升高。在众多CO

减排技术中，电催化CO

还原制甲醇技术显示出广阔的应用前景。阐述了电催化CO

还原制甲醇反应涉及的多电子/质子转移的复杂机理，指出关键中间体形成和转化路径对甲醇选择性的决定性作用，重点综述了电催化CO

还原制甲醇铜基催化剂（铜基单金属、铜基合金等）的研究进展，分析了不同类型铜基催化剂的设计策略、催化性能和构效关系，并对电催化CO

还原制甲醇铜基催化剂的未来发展进行了展望。

Abstract

With the rapid advancement of industrialization

emissions continue to rise. Among various CO

mitigation technologies

the electrocatalytic CO

reduction to methanol presents broad application prospects. Complex multi-electron/proton transfer mechanisms involved in the electrocatalytic CO

reduction to methanol were introduced

and the decisive role of the formation and transformation pathways of key intermediates in determining methanol selectivity was pointed out. The research progress on copper-based catalysts (such as mono-copper and copper-based alloys) for electrocatalytic CO

reduction to methanol was summarized

and the design strategies

catalytic performances and structure-activity relationships of different types of copper-based catalysts were anayzed. Furthermore

future development directions of copper-based catalysts for electrocatalytic CO

reduction to methanol were discussed.

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Research progress on copper-based catalysts for electrocatalytic CO2 reduction to methanol

DOI：10.12434/j.issn.2097-2547.20250460

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Research progress on copper-based catalysts for electrocatalytic CO₂ reduction to methanol