As an important liquid fuel, methanol is widely used and has high economic value. Synthesizing methanol through CO₂ hydrogenation can reduce the content of greenhouse gas and can also alleviate the world energy crisis, and realize the efficient use of carbon resources. CO₂ hydrogenation to methanol is an exothermic reaction, while the conversion reaction of reverse water-gas shift is inhibited under low-temperature, which is conducive to improving the methanol yield and avoiding the sintering deactivation of active copper at high temperatures. However, due to the stable properties of CO₂ and it is difficult to be activated, it is of great significance and challenge to develop new catalysts for methanol synthesis under low temperature.

Aiming at the technology of CO₂ hydrogenation to methanol, ICT innovation designs new catalysts to realize CO₂ catalytic hydrogenation under mild conditions. Through the design of active sites and mesoscopic structure, the evolution rules of structure and performance in the essential reaction process of the active site were revealed, and deepen the understanding of low-temperature CO₂ catalytic conversion.