Chinese Journal of Catalysis ›› 2010, Vol. 31 ›› Issue (11): 1393-1398.DOI: 10.3724/SP.J.1088.2010.00464

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Effect of Carbon Promoters on the Performance of Cu-Zn-Al Catalyst Prepared by Complete Liquid-Phase Technology

HUANG Wei*, LI Wenhui, SUN Jingxiao, YIN Lihua   

  1. Key Laboratory of Coal Science and Technology of Ministry of Education and Shanxi Province, Taiyuan University of Technology, Taiyuan 030024, Shanxi, China
  • Received:2010-05-11 Online:2010-11-12 Published:2014-03-28

Abstract: Cu-Zn-Al slurry catalysts were prepared by a complete liquid-phase technology and characterized by X-ray diffraction, N2 adsorption, H2 temperature-programmed reduction, and NH3 temperature-programmed desorption. The effects of carbon nanotubes and carbon microspheres as promoters on catalyst performance for alcohol synthesis were investigated. The results indicated that the Cu-Zn-Al methanol synthesis catalysts showed activity for the synthesis of higher alcohols and hydrocarbons. Cu0 particles with larger grain size were conducive to the growth of carbon chains. Adding carbon microspheres can significantly decrease the size of Cu0 particles and improve the selectivity for methanol.

Key words: copper, zinc, aluminum, complete liquid-phase technology, higher alcohol, carbon nanotube, carbon microsphere