1. Effect of Gold Particle Size on Steam Reforming of Methanol Over Au/CeO2-ZrO2 Catalysts.
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Lakshmanan P, Kim DH, and Park ED
- Subjects
- Carbon Dioxide chemical synthesis, Catalysis, Cerium chemistry, Materials Testing, Particle Size, Zirconium chemistry, Hydrogen chemistry, Metal Nanoparticles chemistry, Metal Nanoparticles ultrastructure, Methanol chemistry, Steam
- Abstract
We examined the effect of the particle size of gold on steam reforming of methanol over Au/CeO2-ZrO2 catalysts. Gold was loaded onto CeO2-ZrO2 through deposition-precipitation. The average particle size (2-12 nm) of the gold was controlled by thermal reduction under H2 at various temperatures and by chemical reduction with various reducing agents. The catalytic activity decreased significantly with increasing particle size of the gold. The turnover frequency at the interface between gold and a support appeared to be independent of particle size in the range 2-5 nm, which implies that the perimeter of the particle may be the active site for this reaction. Methanol adsorption and conversion over these catalysts were also investigated with in-situ diffuse reflectance infrared Fourier transform spectroscopy. Analytical results for various adsorbed intermediate species during methanol conversion suggests that transformation of methoxy species is facilitated by use of smaller gold particles.
- Published
- 2016
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