Generating methanol from carbon dioxide presents an attractive pathway for converting a greenhouse gas into a valuable chemical. This process not only contributes to reducing CO₂ emissions but also provides a sustainable source for methanol production. However, this process faces two primary challenges: the significant co-production of water, which leads to premature deactivation of the catalyst, and the low conversion efficiency of the reaction over the conventional CuO-ZnO-Al₂O₃ catalyst. In this study, various methods to mitigate the adverse effects of water production and enhance conversion efficiency were investigated. The research compared methanol production from CO₂ hydrogenation using a tubular reactor with four novel configurations: 1) with recycle stream, 2) utilizing a condenser with a recycle stream, 3) employing a water-permeable membrane reactor with a recycle stream but without a condenser, and 4) integrating a water-permeable membrane reactor with a recycle stream and a condenser. A one-dimensional reactor model was developed for each of the four configurations. The governing equations for mass and energy transfer, along with pressure drop, were solved numerically using the Runge-Kutta method in MATLAB software. The results demonstrated that incorporating a condenser at 400 K and 50 bar before the recycle stream significantly improved the methanol yield by over 15% compared to the configuration without separation. The selective water-permeable membrane, however, showed only a marginal improvement in performance (less than 5%). A comparison between the configurations with and without a recycle stream (without a condenser) revealed that the introduction of recycled gases increased CO₂ conversion by 17% and methanol yield by 14%. The combined configuration of a condenser and a recycle stream led to a substantial increase in both yield and conversion, with the final CO₂ conversion at the reactor outlet reaching approximately 54% and methanol yield at 61