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Al 2 O 3 Effect on the Catalytic Activity of Cu-ZnO-Al 2 O 3-SiO 2 Catalysts for Dimethyl Ether Synthesis from CO 2 Hydrogenation
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
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| Author | Wang, Ji-Yuan Zeng, Chongyu |
| Copyright Year | 2005 |
| Abstract | The effect of Al2O3 on the Cu-ZnO-Al2O3-SiO2 catalysts prepared by a pseudo sol-gel method has been investigated and these catalysts were characterized by XRD, H2-TPR, XPS, NH3-TPD and CO2TPD techniques. As revealed by XRD and H2-TPR, the added aluminum produces high dispersion of CuO and makes the reduction of CuO difficult. XPS analysis detects a remarkably high Al enrichment at the surface of calcined samples, along with a decrease of Eb of Cu 2p3/2, which confirms the Cu-Al interaction. Another important role of Al2O3 would be to incorporate into the SiO2 structure to form the acid-base sites for ether formation. The reaction results shows that the addition of Al2O3 exhibits a promoting effect on the CO2 conversion only when its content is below 1.4%, and an optimal DME selectivity is obtained when 4.0%Al2O3 is added, indicating a better ‘synergistic effect’ is present between the methanol forming component and the acidic component in bifunctional catalysts. Possible relationship between the catalytic activity and the Cu-Al interaction as well as the surface acidity is discussed. |
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| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
