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Title: Methanol and methyl fuel catalysts. Final technical report, September 1978-August 1980

Abstract

The Cu/ZnO methanol synthesis catalysts were investigated for (1) the role of additives such as alumina, ceria, and lanthana, (2) the effect of carbon dioxide in the H/sub 2//CO synthesis gas, (3) the chemisorption of hydrogen and carbon monoxide on the catalysts, and (4) the chemical poisoning of the catalysts by sulfur- and chlorine-containing compounds. Maximum activity and selectivity were obtained with a binary catalyst having a composition of Cu/ZnO = 30/70 metal atomic percent and with a synthesis gas of H/sub 2//CO/CO/sub 2/ = 70/28/2 volume percent in the absence of strongly reducing or strongly oxidizing chemical poisons. Both the binary and the ternary catalysts were fully characterized by scanning transmission electron microscopy (STEM), X-ray diffraction, electron spectroscopy, diffuse reflectance spectroscopy, and surface area-pore distribution measurements. Structural and morphologic information is presented in this report in detail for very active Cu/ZnO/Al/sub 2/O/sub 3/ catalysts prepared from acetates and for other catalysts in which the third component caused a loss of activity.

Authors:
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Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Lehigh Univ., Bethlehem, PA (USA). Center for Surface and Coatings Research
OSTI Identifier:
6661732
Report Number(s):
DOE/ET/10741-T1
DOE Contract Number:  
AC22-78ET10741
Resource Type:
Technical Report
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
10 SYNTHETIC FUELS; COPPER OXIDES; ZINC OXIDES; METHANOL; SYNTHESIS; ALUMINIUM OXIDES; CATALYTIC EFFECTS; CATALYSTS; SURFACE PROPERTIES; CATALYSIS; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X-RAY DIFFRACTION; ADDITIVES; CERIUM OXIDES; LANTHANUM OXIDES; CARBON DIOXIDE; SYNTHESIS GAS; CARBON MONOXIDE; HYDROGEN; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; POISONING; SULFUR COMPOUNDS; ALCOHOLS; ALUMINIUM COMPOUNDS; CARBON COMPOUNDS; CARBON OXIDES; CERIUM COMPOUNDS; CHALCOGENIDES; COHERENT SCATTERING; COPPER COMPOUNDS; DATA; DIFFRACTION; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ELEMENTS; FLUIDS; GASES; HALOGEN COMPOUNDS; HYDROXY COMPOUNDS; INFORMATION; LANTHANUM COMPOUNDS; MICROSCOPY; NONMETALS; NUMERICAL DATA; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; OXIDES; OXYGEN COMPOUNDS; RARE EARTH COMPOUNDS; SCATTERING; TRANSITION ELEMENT COMPOUNDS; ZINC COMPOUNDS; 090221* - Alcohol Fuels- Chemical Synthesis- (1976-1989)

Citation Formats

Klier, K., and Herman, R. G. Methanol and methyl fuel catalysts. Final technical report, September 1978-August 1980. United States: N. p., 1980. Web. doi:10.2172/6661732.
Klier, K., & Herman, R. G. Methanol and methyl fuel catalysts. Final technical report, September 1978-August 1980. United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/6661732
Klier, K., and Herman, R. G. 1980. "Methanol and methyl fuel catalysts. Final technical report, September 1978-August 1980". United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/6661732. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/6661732.
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title = {Methanol and methyl fuel catalysts. Final technical report, September 1978-August 1980},
author = {Klier, K. and Herman, R. G.},
abstractNote = {The Cu/ZnO methanol synthesis catalysts were investigated for (1) the role of additives such as alumina, ceria, and lanthana, (2) the effect of carbon dioxide in the H/sub 2//CO synthesis gas, (3) the chemisorption of hydrogen and carbon monoxide on the catalysts, and (4) the chemical poisoning of the catalysts by sulfur- and chlorine-containing compounds. Maximum activity and selectivity were obtained with a binary catalyst having a composition of Cu/ZnO = 30/70 metal atomic percent and with a synthesis gas of H/sub 2//CO/CO/sub 2/ = 70/28/2 volume percent in the absence of strongly reducing or strongly oxidizing chemical poisons. Both the binary and the ternary catalysts were fully characterized by scanning transmission electron microscopy (STEM), X-ray diffraction, electron spectroscopy, diffuse reflectance spectroscopy, and surface area-pore distribution measurements. Structural and morphologic information is presented in this report in detail for very active Cu/ZnO/Al/sub 2/O/sub 3/ catalysts prepared from acetates and for other catalysts in which the third component caused a loss of activity.},
doi = {10.2172/6661732},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/6661732}, journal = {},
number = ,
volume = ,
place = {United States},
year = {Mon Dec 15 00:00:00 EST 1980},
month = {Mon Dec 15 00:00:00 EST 1980}
}