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Catalytic Partial Oxidation of Methanol over Copper–Zinc Based Catalysts: A Comparative Study of Alumina, Zirconia, and Magnesia as Promoters

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The influence of catalytic promoters, including Al2O3, ZrO2, and MgO, in Cu/ZnO based catalysts was surveyed by partial oxidation of methanol for hydrogen production. Both physical and chemical properties of the catalysts were investigated. The outcome shows that instead of Cu particle size, promoters play a critical role in varying catalytic performances and stabilities. This can be ascribed to the chemical interaction between copper and the promoter.

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This work was sponsored by the National Science Council of Taiwan under grant #NSC 98-2218-E-155-006. Valuable suggestions of Prof. C.T. Yeh (Yuan Ze University) and anonymous reviewers are gratefully appreciated. The authors also thank Deniz Dindi (University of Delaware) for the English language editing.

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Li, CL., Lin, YC. Catalytic Partial Oxidation of Methanol over Copper–Zinc Based Catalysts: A Comparative Study of Alumina, Zirconia, and Magnesia as Promoters. Catal Lett 140, 69–76 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10562-010-0429-6

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