Steam Reforming of Methanol over Highly Active and Selective Pd/ZnO Catalyst
EMSL Project ID
3535
Abstract
Pd/ZnO catalysts are currently being investigated for steam reforming of methanol. Unlike precious metal-based catalysts, Pd/ZnO catalysts not only exhibited high activity, but more importantly very low selectivity to CO for methanol steam reforming. The novel function is attributed to the formation of highly structured Pd-Zn alloy at moderate temperatures under mild reducing environmnets. We are characterizing such catalysts by activity tests, TPR, TPO, TGA, TEM, and XRD. This work is being done with the dual purpose of providing me with data to complete my Master's thesis (WSU Tri-Cites) and for my group to publish journal aricicle(s).
Project Details
Project type
Exploratory Research
Start Date
2003-04-30
End Date
2005-05-02
Status
Closed
Released Data Link
Team
Principal Investigator
Related Publications
Dagle RA, G Xia, DR Palo, JD Holladay, and Y Wang. 2007. "Selective CO Methanation Catalysts for Micro-scale Fuel Processing Applications." Applied Catalysis. A, General 2007(326):213-218.