Influence of ZrO2 Structure and Copper Electronic State on Activity of Cu/ZrO2 Catalysts in Methanol Synthesis from CO2

By K. Samson, M. Śliwa, R. Socha, K. Góra-Marek, D. Mucha, D. Rutkowska-Żbik, J. Paul, M. Ruggiero-Mikołajczyk, R. Grabowski, J. Słoczyński. 2014

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Cu/ZrO2 catalysts obtained by impregnation of ZrO2 and complexation with citric acid were studied for CO2 hydrogenation to methanol. The catalyst structure, texture, and active copper surface were determined using XRD, BET, and reactive adsorption of N2O, respectively. The XPS and Auger spectroscopies were used to determine the surface structure and copper electronic state. FT-IR pyridine adsorption was studied to determine acidity of the catalysts. The results of quantum-chemical calculations concerning the formation of oxygen vacancies in monoclinic and tetragonal ZrO2 have been also presented. It was found that selection of the appropriate conditions of the catalyst preparation influences the degree of copper dispersion, its electronic state, and contents of the zirconia polymorphic phases (tetragonal and monoclinic). The presence of oxygen vacancies stabilizes both the thermodynamically unstable t-ZrO2 phase and Cu1+ cations, which are present in the vicinity of oxygen vacancies. Complexes formed pref...

Subfields: Catalysis, Materials Chemistry

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