Quantification of Reduced Zn in the Cu Surface of an Industrial-Type Methanol Catalyst

Sehested, Jens

Wednesday, June 17, 2015: 4:40 PM

301-303 (Lawrence Convention Center)

Jens Sehested¹, Sebasitian Kuld¹, Christian Conradsen², Poul Georg Moses¹ and Ib Chorkendorff², (1)Haldor Topsøe A/S, Denmark, (2)Technical University of Denmark, Denmark.

In this study we have combined XPS, H₂-TPD, N₂O-RFC, and H₂-TA measurements and DFT calculations and provided quantitative evidence that a surface alloy of Zn and Cu can be formed in industrial-type methanol synthesis catalysts under mild reducing conditions

Extended Abstracts:

AbstractNACS Red of Zn.pdf (47.8KB) - Extended Abstract

O-W-301-15 Quantification of Reduced Zn in the Cu Surface of an Industrial-Type Methanol Catalyst