The influence of the preparation on the catalytic performance of Cu/ZrO2 for the steam reforming of methanol

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Author	Szizybalski, Alexandra Schattka, Jan Hendrik Wang, Yanqin Niederberger, Markus Ressler, T.
Copyright Year	2004
Abstract	Improved supported copper catalysts for the steam reforming of methanol (SRM) have been successfully prepared from various copper and zirconium dioxide precursor materials. Cu/ZrO2 proved to be very stable under changing reaction condition over a long time on stream. Furthermore, Cu/ZrO2 catalysts are more selective and produce less CO than conventional Cu/ZnO catalysts. Our investigations of Cu/ZnO revealed, that a large Cu surface area and a modified Cu mircostructure are important prerequisites for an active SRM catalyst. Therefore, various inorganic starting materials and organic templates were used to prepare nanostructured, mesoporous, and macroporous Cu/ZrO2 catalysts. X-ray absorption spectroscopy (XAS) combined with mass spectrometry was applied to monitor structural changes, stability, and catalytic activity under methanol steam reforming conditions.
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