Table 2. Turnover Frequency (TOF) and Apparent Activation Energies for rWGS and Methanol Synthesis over Uncoated and SiO2-Coated CuCeIn and CuZrIn Catalysts.
TOF (10–3 s–1)a |
Apparent
activation energy (kJ mol–1) |
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Catalyst | CO (rWGS) | CH3OH | Total (CO + CH3OH) | CO (rWGS) | CH3OH |
CuCeIn@mSiO2 | 0.13 | 3.30 | 3.43 | 105.0 | 37.2 |
CuCeIn | 0.81 | 1.31 | 2.12 | 116.3 | 43.1 |
CuZrIn@mSiO2 | 0.14 | 2.94 | 3.08 | 92.9 | 32.6 |
CuZrIn | 0.93 | 2.23 | 3.16 | 97.1 | 36.0 |
Reaction conditions for TOF calculation: T = 498 K, P = 2.5 MPa and WHSV = 14000 mL·g–1·h–1, XCO2 ≤ 4.2%.