Novel Pulse Electrodeposited Co Cu ZnO Nanowire/tube Catalysts for C1 C4 Alcohols and C2 C6 (Except C5) Hydrocarbons from CO and H2
- Louisiana State University
- ORNL
Co Cu ZnO nanowire/tube catalysts were synthesized using pulse electrodeposition technique from a single aqueous electrolyte solution using a template synthesis technique. They were then tested as catalysts for the hydrogenation of CO to alcohols and higher hydrocarbons. Nanowires/ tubes were grown inside the pores of membranes using a three-step sequential deposition process. First, a low current of 6.9 mA/cm2 was applied for 300 ms for Cu deposition, then a high current density of 11.5 mA/cm2 for t ms (t = 500, 600, 750 ms) was applied for Co deposition, and finally no current was applied for 1200 ms so that the ions near the cathode replenish. The surface had a significantly different composition than the bulk. On the surface, there was more Co, less Cu, and more Zn. The catalyst showed the alcohol (C1 C4) selectivity of 20.9 %C at H2/CO = 3/1, GHSV = 16 000 scc/h gcat, temperature = 270 C, pressure = 15 bar, and time-onstream = 65 h.
- Research Organization:
- Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States). Shared Research Equipment Collaborative Research Center
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE Office of Science (SC)
- DOE Contract Number:
- DE-AC05-00OR22725
- OSTI ID:
- 1050390
- Journal Information:
- Journal of Physical Chemistry C, Vol. 116, Issue 20; ISSN 1932-7447
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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