Support Functionalization to Retard Copper Particle Growth in the Methanol Synthesis Reaction

van den Berg, Roy

Friday, June 19, 2015: 8:20 AM

403-405 (Lawrence Convention Center)

Roy van den Berg¹, Tanja Parmentier¹, Christian Elkjaer², Cedric Gommes³, Jens Sehested², Stig Helveg⁴, Petra de Jongh¹ and Krijn de Jong¹, (1)Utrecht University, Netherlands, (2)Haldor Topsøe A/S, Denmark, (3)University of Liège, Belgium, (4)Haldor Topsoe A/S, Denmark.

The introduction of amine groups on silica retarded copper particle growth in the methanol synthesis reaction. In-situ TEM suggested a slightly smaller contact angle of copper on amine-functionalized silica and hence an increased interaction between the particles and the support to be responsible for the improved thermal stability.

Extended Abstracts:

RvdB_UU_functionalization_NAM.pdf (261.7KB) - Extended Abstract

O-F-403-3 Support Functionalization to Retard Copper Particle Growth in the Methanol Synthesis Reaction