Operando interrogation of structural and electronic dynamics of In2O3-based catalysts under thermocatalytic CO2 hydrogenation

In this project, by combining X-ray absorption spectroscopy (XAS), X-ray powder diffraction (XRD), and pair distribution function (PDF) measurements, we aim to probe structural, electronic, and morphological dynamic changes in In2O3-based catalytic systems used for CO2 hydrogenation to methanol. By following the catalysts under reaction conditions using the unique three-pronged approach offered by SNBL-BM31, which allows to monitor all catalyst components simultaneously, we envisage to corroborate our previous ex situ XRD and XAS investigations, overcoming the pressure gap in the characterization to accurately derive structure-performance relations that can be used to guide the design of superior catalytic systems for methanol synthesis via CO2 hydrogenation.