The Influence of the ZrO2 Crystal Phase on Cu/ZrO2-Al2O3 Catalysts in Methanol Steam Reforming

作者：Mouxiao Song, Li Li, Xueshuang Wu, Haiqing Cai, Guiying Li, Changwei Hu · 发表于：Catalysts · 年份：2024 · DOI：10.3390/catal14080480 · 被引用次数：10 · 研究领域：Catalytic Processes in Materials Science、Catalysts for Methane Reforming、Catalysis and Hydrodesulfurization Studies

Copper-based catalysts are widely used in methanol steam reforming to produce hydrogen. In this paper, the supportive effect of the crystal phase of ZrO2 on Cu-based catalysts in methanol steam reforming is discussed. Monoclinic(m-), Tetragonal(t-) and mixed ZrO2 phases were prepared, and structure–activity relationships were investigated with XRD, H2-TPR, BET, HR-TEM and XPS. It was found that the catalyst with a 81.4% monoclinic ZrO2 crystal phase exhibited the highest methanol conversion (88.5%) and the highest hydrogen production rate (104.6 μmol/gcat·s) at 275 °C as it displayed the best reducing properties and more oxygen vacancies on the catalyst surface. Oxygen vacancies can produce more Cu1+ + Cu0, which is the active species for methanol steam reforming on the catalyst surface, and therefore affect catalytic activity.