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Steam reforming of dimethoxymethane, methanol and dimethyl ether on CuO–ZnO/γ-Al2O3 catalyst

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The performance of a СuO–ZnO/γ-Al2O3 catalyst for the reactions of methanol, dimethyl ether (DME) and dimethoxymethane (DMM) steam reforming (SR) to hydrogen-rich gas was studied. The catalyst was found to be active and selective for methanol and DMM SR producing hydrogen-rich gas with low content of CO (<1 vol %). It provided complete conversion of methanol and DMM at 300°C, and hydrogen productivity of, respectively, 15 and 16.5 LH2g -1cat h-1. With the use of physicochemical methods and catalytic experiments, it was shown that the catalyst surface contained the acid sites typical for γ-Al2O3, and CuO–ZnO agglomerates, responsible, respectively, for DMM hydration to methanol and formaldehyde, and SR of these compounds to hydrogen-rich gas.

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  1. Boreskov Institute of Catalysis, Siberian Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences, pr. Acad. Lavrentieva 5, Novosibirsk, 630090, Russia

    A. A. Pechenkin, S. D. Badmaev, V. D. Belyaev, E. A. Paukshtis, O. A. Stonkus & V. A. Sobyanin

  2. Novosibirsk State University, Pirogova st. 2, Novosibirsk, 630090, Russia

    A. A. Pechenkin, S. D. Badmaev & O. A. Stonkus

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Original Russian Text © A.A. Pechenkin, S.D. Badmaev, V.D. Belyaev, E.A. Paukshtis, O.A. Stonkus, V.A. Sobyanin, 2017, published in Kinetika i Kataliz, 2017, Vol. 58, No. 5, pp. 589–597.

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Pechenkin, A.A., Badmaev, S.D., Belyaev, V.D. et al. Steam reforming of dimethoxymethane, methanol and dimethyl ether on CuO–ZnO/γ-Al2O3 catalyst. Kinet Catal 58, 577–584 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1134/S0023158417050196

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