Implication of the microstructure of binary Cu/ZnO catalysts for their catalytic activity in methanol synthesis

Catalysis Letters

Volumn 71, Issue 1-2, 2001, Pages 37-44

  Gunter M M ^a   Ressler, T ^a   Bems, B ^a   Buscher C ^b   Genger, T ^b   Hinrichsen, O ^b   Muhler, M ^b   Schlogl R ^a  

^a FRITZ HABER INSTITUT DER MAX PLANCK GESELLSCHAFT   (Germany)

^b RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cu surface area; Cu ZnO catalyst; Defect structure; Methanol synthesis; Size and strain analysis; TOF; Voigt profile; XRD

Indexed keywords

EID: 0038548621     PISSN: 1011372X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1016696022840     Document Type: Article

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