A unique microwave effect on the microstructural modification of Cu/ZnO/Al2O3 catalysts for steam reforming of methanol

Xin-Rong Zhang; Lu-Cun Wang; Yong Cao; Wei-Lin Dai; He-Yong He; Kang-Nian Fan

doi:10.1039/B502997J

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A unique microwave effect on the microstructural modification of Cu/ZnO/Al₂O₃catalysts for steam reforming of methanol†

Xin-Rong Zhang,^a Lu-Cun Wang,^a Yong Cao,*^a Wei-Lin Dai,^a He-Yong He^a and Kang-Nian Fan*^a

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^a Department of Chemistry & Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysis and Innovative Materials, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, P. R. China
E-mail: yongcao@fudan.edu.cn
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Abstract

A short time (3–10 min) of microwave irradiation on the CuO/ZnO/Al₂O₃ oxide precursor can result in a unique tailored microstructural modification on the catalyst, leading to a significantly enhanced performance for H₂ production from steam reforming of methanol.

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Experimental details, in situ XRD of various oxide precursors and the working catalysts as well as the microstructural analysis of the corresponding XRD data. PDF (303K)

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1039/B502997J
Article type: Communication
Submitted: 03 Mar 2005
Accepted: 14 Jun 2005
First published: 14 Jul 2005

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Chem. Commun., 2005, 4104-4106

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A unique microwave effect on the microstructural modification of Cu/ZnO/Al₂O₃ catalysts for steam reforming of methanol

X. Zhang, L. Wang, Y. Cao, W. Dai, H. He and K. Fan, Chem. Commun., 2005, 4104 DOI: 10.1039/B502997J

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