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Dehydrocoupling of methanol to methyl formate overa a Cu/Cr2O3 catalyst

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A Cu/Cr2O3 catalyst was prepared by co-precipitation method, studied in methanol dehydrocoupling to methyl formate in different gas streams and characterized by BET, XRD, TPR, TPD of NH3 and CO2, etc. The results demonstrate that the catalyst can catalyze the dehydrocoupling of methanol to methyl formate in high efficiency,e. g. 99% selectivity to methyl formate at 48% conversion of methanol. The results further indicate that metallic copper might be the active species for the formation of methyl formate

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  1. State Key Laboratory of C1 Chemical Technology, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, 300072, Tianjin

    Yaquan Wang, Gang Ruan & Sen Han

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Wang, Y., Ruan, G. & Han, S. Dehydrocoupling of methanol to methyl formate overa a Cu/Cr2O3 catalyst. React Kinet Catal Lett 67, 305–310 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02475776

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