Probe molecule studies: Active species in alcohol synthesis. Final report, July 1993--July 1994

摘要

The objectives of this project are to investigate the role(s) of cobalt and copper in constructing the active sites for the formation of higher alcohols from CO/H(sub 2) over the Co-Cu based catalysts by using different reduction treatments and applying selected characterization tools such as TPR, TPD, XRD and XPS as well as to generate mechanistic information on the reaction pathway(s) and key intermediate(s) of higher alcohol synthesis from CO/H(sub 2) over Co-Cu/ZnO catalysts by the approach of in-situ addition of a probe molecule (nitromethane).