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Oriented Isomorphous Substitution: An Efficient and Alternative Route to Fabricate the Zn Rich Phase Pure (Cu 1− x ,Zn x ) 2 (OH) 2 CO 3 Precursor Catalyst for Methanol Synthesis
Author(s) -
Zheng Huayan,
Narkhede Nilesh,
Zhang Huacheng,
Li Zhong
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
chemcatchem
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.497
H-Index - 106
eISSN - 1867-3899
pISSN - 1867-3880
DOI - 10.1002/cctc.201902286
Subject(s) - coprecipitation , catalysis , calcination , crystallography , syngas , methanol , materials science , phase (matter) , zinc , malachite , inorganic chemistry , chemistry , copper , metallurgy , organic chemistry
A new methodology has been demonstrated for the synthesis of a series of phase pure (Cu 1− x ,Zn x ) 2 (OH) 2 CO 3 precursors by isomorphous substitution of Zn 2+ in the malachite structure. By following the present protocol, it was possible to synthesize the pure phase (Cu 1− x ,Zn x ) 2 (OH) 2 CO 3 with substitution level as high as x =0.5, which is better than the maximum possible value achieved by coprecipitation method, i. e. x =0.31. The isomorphous substitution by Zn 2+ leads to the change in the morphology of malachite crystals from flake‐like to regular needle‐like shape with high Zn dispersion. The activity of the calcined catalysts was increased by ∼1.5–1.7 fold for the hydrogenation of syngas to methanol as compared with those prepared from the traditional coprecipitation route. The synergy between Cu and ZnO was further demonstrated quantitatively by characterization of the catalysts treated with syngas at 250 °C.