O-W-A-1 Enhancing the Stability of Copper Chromite Catalysts for the Selective Hydrogenation of Furfural Via ALD Overcoating

Wednesday, June 17, 2015: 10:20 AM
Ballroom A (Lawrence Convention Center)
Christopher L. Marshall1, Hongbo Zhang1, Yu Lei2, A. Jeremy Kropf1, Guanghui Zhang1, Jeffrey W. Elam1, Jeffrey T. Miller1, Fred Solberger3, Fabio H. Ribeiro3, Eric Stach4 and James A. Dumesic5, (1)Argonne National Laboratory, USA, (2)University of Alabama - Huntsville, USA, (3)Purdue University, USA, (4)Brookhaven National Laboratory, USA, (5)University of Wisconsin Madison, USA.

Keynote

In situ XAS methods were used to elucidate the mechanism of alumina ALD overcoating of Cu nanoparticles and the effect on furfural reduction. Different numbers of ALD Al2O3 cycles were performed on the Cu catalysts to vary the thickness of the protective overcoats which lowers the rate of catalyst deactivation.

Extended Abstracts:

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