OA35 Oxygen Promoted Gold Catalysts for Methanol Steam Reforming

Wednesday, June 8, 2011: 10:20 AM
Cabot Ballroom (Detroit Marriott Hotel at the Renaissance Center )
Matthew Boucher1, Nan Yi2, Howard Saltsburg3 and Maria Flytzani-Stephanopoulos2, (1)Chemical & Biological Engineerin, Tufts, Medford, MA, (2)Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Tufts University, Medford, MA, (3)Department of Chemical & Biological Engineering, Tufts, Medford, MA
Nanoscale gold supported on ZnO with the preferred crystal structure has been identified as a promising new catalyst for the steam reforming of methanol (SRM).  ZnO shapes with a high fraction of {0001} surfaces are shown to be the most active for SRM with greater than 95% selectivity to CO2 below 250°C.

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