Multicomponent Au/Cu-ZnO-Al2O3 catalysts: Robust materials for clean hydrogen production

Clean hydrogen production via WGS is a key step in the development of hydrogen fuel processors. Herein, we have designed a new family of highly effective catalysts for low-temperature WGS reaction based on gold modified copper-zinc mixed oxides. Their performance was controlled by catalysts’ composi...

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Autores: Santos Muñoz, José Luis, Ramírez Reina, Tomás, Ivanov, I., Penkova, Anna Dimitrova, Ivanova, Svetlana, Tabakova, T., Centeno Gallego, Miguel Ángel, Idakiev, Vasko, Odriozola Gordón, José Antonio
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2018
País:España
Institución:Universidad de Sevilla (US)
Repositorio:idUS. Depósito de Investigación de la Universidad de Sevilla
OAI Identifier:oai:idus.us.es:11441/136737
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/11441/136737
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apcata.2018.04.002
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:H2 energy
Gold catalysts
Copper-Zinc catalysts
Hydrotalcite
WGS
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Sumario:Clean hydrogen production via WGS is a key step in the development of hydrogen fuel processors. Herein, we have designed a new family of highly effective catalysts for low-temperature WGS reaction based on gold modified copper-zinc mixed oxides. Their performance was controlled by catalysts’ composition and the Au-Cu synergy. The utilization of hydrotalcite precursors leads to an optimal microstructure that ensures excellent Au and Cu dispersion and favors their strong interaction. From the application perspective these materials succeed to overcome the major drawback of the commercial WGS catalysts: resistance towards start/stop operations, a mandatory requisite for H2-powered mobile devices.