Effect of ZrO2, Al2O3 and La2O3 on cobalt–copper catalysts for higher alcohols synthesis

Wang, Zi; Spivey, James J.

doi:10.1016/j.apcata.2015.09.032

Title: Effect of ZrO₂, Al₂O₃ and La₂O₃ on cobalt–copper catalysts for higher alcohols synthesis

Journal Article · Sat Sep 26 00:00:00 EDT 2015 · Applied Catalysis. A, General

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apcata.2015.09.032· OSTI ID:1369703

^[1]; Spivey, James J. ^[1]

Louisiana State Univ., Baton Rouge, LA (United States)

In this work three cobalt–copper catalysts singly promoted with La, Zr, or Al were studied for catalytic conversion of syngas to higher alcohols. The properties of the promoted catalysts have been characterized by TPR, XRD, XPS and BET. CO hydrogenation was carried out in a plug-flow reactor under 30 bar, GHSV = 36000 scc/g_cat/h, H₂/CO = 2, and 250 °C at differential conversions. The catalyst activity and selectivity to higher alcohols are greatest on CuCoLa₂O₃ :ethanol selectivity 10.5% at a conversion of 0.76%. During 9 h of time-on-stream, CO conversion decreased on CuCoLa₂O₃ while methanol and higher alcohol selectivity increased. The behaviors on CuCoZrO₂ and CuCoAl₂O₃ were different. On these two catalysts, CO conversion and selectivity reached a near-steady state much more quickly than CuCoLa₂O₃. These results suggest changes on CuCoLa₂O₃ that increase the selectivity for oxygenates continue with time, at least over the time scale investigated here.

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Research Organization:: Energy Frontier Research Centers (EFRC) (United States). Center for Atomic-Level Catalyst Design (CALCD); Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States). Center for Nanophase Material Sciences (CNMS)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES). Scientific User Facilities Division

Grant/Contract Number:: SC0001058

OSTI ID:: 1369703

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 1250112

Journal Information:: Applied Catalysis. A, General, Vol. 507, Issue C; Related Information: CALCD partners with Louisiana State University (lead); Clemson University; University of Florida; Georgia Institute of Technology; Grambling State University; Oak Ridge National Laboratory; Ohio State University; Pennsylvania State; Texas A&M University; Vienna University of Technology, Austria; University of Utrecht, Netherlands; ISSN 0926-860X

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