The effect of sodium on the structure–activity relationships of cobalt-modified Cu/ZnO/Al2O3 catalysts applied in the hydrogenation of carbon monoxide to higher alcohols

Recent Developments in the Conversion of Synthesis Gas to Short‐Chain Alcohols over Cu‐Co‐Based Catalysts

“…The Co‐modified Cu/ZnO/Al 2 O 3 catalyst was further optimized by alkali doping, which is known from FT synthesis to favor carbon chain growth . Alkali doping was achieved by wet impregnation of the dried catalyst precursor with NaNO 3 dissolved in methanol followed by calcination as described before.…”

“…PDF2 patterns: Co 2 C 00‐005‐0704, Cu 01‐070‐3038 and ZnO 01‐078‐3322; ICDD database. Reprinted from with permission from Elsevier.…”

The Influence of Alcohols in Driving the Morphology of Magnesium Chloride Nanocrystals

“…Recently, huge effort has been devoted to synthetize nanostructures with controlled morphology, for which well‐defined exposed surfaces display specific catalytic behavior . The use of surfactants to stabilize certain surfaces with respect to others is a well‐established and efficient method to drive the morphology of nanomaterials, in general ranging from metal oxides to metal nanoparticles . The design of nanocatalysts with a defined morphology requires the optimization of the synthetic protocol, that is, of the thermodynamic and environmental conditions of the operation.…”

Hydrogenation of biomass-derived compounds containing a carbonyl group over a copper-based nanocatalyst: Insight into the origin and influence of surface oxygen vacancies

“…As we know, the surface electronic and geometric structures of supported metal catalysts are related closely to their catalytic performance, because, besides active metal sites [25][26][27], catalytic processes usually involve multifarious catalytic centers synergistically controlling heterogeneous reactions [28,29]. It is well documented that reducible oxides (e.g., titania and ceria) can develop surface oxygen vacancies (O v ) for the valence decrease, thus leading to the loss of structural oxygen from the anion sublattice [30][31][32][33].…”