Phases in the Active Liquid Phase Methanol Synthesis Catalyst

Author

Ashok Sawant
Sunggyu Lee, Missouri University of Science and TechnologyFollow
Conrad J. Kulik

Abstract

An attempt has been made to identify the phases present in the active catalyst for liquid phase methanol synthesis. X-ray powder diffraction was used to identify the phases. Only metallic Cu was detected, while no Cu species was found to be present. A significant amount of ZnCO₃ was found to be present in catalysts which had been subjected to high partial pressures of CO₂. This fact has hitherto not been reported in literature. Some speculations about the effect of ZnCO₃ on the life of the catalyst are made.

Recommended Citation

A. Sawant et al., "Phases in the Active Liquid Phase Methanol Synthesis Catalyst," Fuel Science and Technology International, Taylor & Francis, Jan 1988.

The definitive version is available at https://doi.org/10.1080/08843758808915881

Department(s)

Chemical and Biochemical Engineering

Document Type

Article - Journal

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Citation

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text

Language(s)

English

Rights

© 1988 Taylor & Francis, All rights reserved.

Publication Date

01 Jan 1988