The activity and selectivity for partial oxidation of methanol to H2 and CO2 on Zr, Ce, promoted Cu/Zn/Pd catalysts, have been studied using a high-throughput method of screening and analysis. In this work, infrared thermography was first used as a descriptor of overall catalytic activity. Then, activity and selectivity of samples with high infrared signal were measured in a flow reactor and characterized by BET, XRD, and XPS. Catalysts promoted with 10% Zr and showed H2 selectivity >95% with methanol conversion approaching 100% at ~200 °C.
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Schuyten, S., Wolf, E.E. Selective Combinatorial Studies on Ce and Zr Promoted Cu/Zn/Pd Catalysts for Hydrogen Productio via Methanol Oxidative Reforming. Catal Lett 106, 7–14 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10562-005-9183-6
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