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The Evaluation of Synthesis Route Impact on Structure, Morphology and LT-WGS Activity of Cu/ZnO/Al2O3 catalysts

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Four different techniques (co-precipitation, urea homogeneous precipitation, citrate sol–gel auto-combustion, solid state formate assisted) were used in preparation of a series of Cu/ZnO/Al2O3 catalysts, having a nominal composition: (Cu/Zn)mol = 2.5 and (Cu + Zn)/Almol = 3. The catalytic materials were investigated by various methods. The activity of the CuZnAl catalysts in the LT-WGS process was compared. The results revealed that the co-precipitation technique and subsequent thermal decomposition provided the Cu/ZnO/Al2O3 catalyst with the higher specific surface area and more advantageous surface morphology. It was shown that co-precipitation of hydroxycarbonate precursors at constant pH and their subsequent thermal treatment provided the most active WGS catalyst compared to other techniques.

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  1. New Chemical Syntheses Institute, Al. Tysiąclecia Państwa Polskiego 13A, 24-110, Puławy, Poland

    Paweł Kowalik, Katarzyna Antoniak-Jurak, Wiesław Próchniak, Paweł Wiercioch, Marcin Konkol, Robert Bicki & Kamila Michalska

  2. Faculty of Chemistry, University of Maria Curie-Sklodowska, pl. M. Curie-Sklodowskiej 3, 20-031, Lublin, Poland

    Michał Walczak

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Kowalik, P., Antoniak-Jurak, K., Próchniak, W. et al. The Evaluation of Synthesis Route Impact on Structure, Morphology and LT-WGS Activity of Cu/ZnO/Al2O3 catalysts. Catal Lett 147, 1422–1433 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10562-017-2048-y

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