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Effects of Support Structure and Composition on the Activity of Cu–Ni Catalysts for Methanol Steam Reforming

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We have studied the catalytic activity of Cu–Ni bimetallic catalysts on yttrium-, tin-, zinc-, and niobium-doped zirconia and ceria supports for methanol steam reforming (MSR), a process for hydrogen production, and examined the effect of the nature of the dopants and annealing temperature on the structure and particle size of the oxide supports and the catalytic activity of the metal oxide composites. In all cases, the addition of heterovalent ions improved the catalytic activity of the materials for the MSR process in comparison with undoped zirconia. The highest hydrogen yield was reached in the case of catalysts doped with niobium and yttrium oxides.

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This work was supported by the Russian Federation Ministry of Science and Higher Education (agreement no. RFMEFI58617X0053) and CNRS, France (project no. 38200SF).

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  1. Topchiev Institute of Petrochemical Synthesis, Russian Academy of Sciences, Leninskii pr. 29, 119991, Moscow, Russia

    A. A. Lytkina, N. A. Bakuleva, N. V. Orekhova, M. M. Ermilova & A. B. Yaroslavtsev

  2. Kurnakov Institute of General and Inorganic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, Leninskii pr. 31, 119071, Moscow, Russia

    A. B. Yaroslavtsev

  3. Higher School of Economics (National Research University), Myasnitskaya ul. 20, 101000, Moscow, Russia

    A. B. Yaroslavtsev

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Lytkina, A.A., Bakuleva, N.A., Orekhova, N.V. et al. Effects of Support Structure and Composition on the Activity of Cu–Ni Catalysts for Methanol Steam Reforming. Inorg Mater 55, 1230–1236 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1134/S0020168519120100

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