The activity and selectivity for partial oxidation of methanol to H 2 and CO 2 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 H 2 selectivity >95% with methanol conversion approaching 100% at $200°C.

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Complex catalysts containing combinations of copper, zinc, zirconium, and palladium oxides were prepared via three combustion synthesis routes including volume combustion, impregnated substrate combustion, and so-called second wave impregnation combustion methods. These catalysts were characterized via XRD, XPS, N 2 O decomposition and BET techniques and evaluated for their activity and selectivity for the partial oxidation of methanol. The novel second combustion wave method showed superior palladium active metal loadings compared to conventional volume combustion synthesis modes. Palladium is also shown to significantly lower the reduction temperature of bulk CuO. Combustion synthesis based methods show promise for synthesis of methanol reforming catalysts.

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