The Cu-ZnO synergy in methanol synthesis from CO2, Part 2: Origin of the methanol and CO selectivities explained by experimental studies and a sphere contact quantification model in randomly packed binary mixtures on Cu-ZnO coprecipitate catalysts

Journal of Catalysis

Volumn 330, Issue , 2015, Pages 533-544

  Tisseraud, Céline ^a   Comminges, Clément ^a   Belin, Thomas ^a   Ahouari, Hania ^b   Soualah, Ahcène ^b   Pouilloux, Yannick ^a   Le Valant, Anthony ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE POITIERS   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BEJAIA   (Algeria)

Author keywords

CO2 valorization; Copper; Core shell structures; Cu ZnO synergy; Hydrogen spillover; Methanol synthesis; Selectivity; Sphere contact quantification model; Structure activity relationships; Zinc oxide

Indexed keywords

EID: 84942370896     PISSN: 00219517     EISSN: 10902694     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcat.2015.04.035     Document Type: Article

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