Choi, SuMin Kang, YoungJong Kim, SangWoo 2024-01-19T23:33:20Z 2024-01-19T23:33:20Z 2021-09-03 2018-01-05 0926-860X https://pubs.kist.re.kr/handle/201004/121816 To achieve high catalytic activities and long-term stability to produce higher alcohols via CO hydrogenation, the catalytic activities were tuned by controlling the loading amounts of gamma-alumina nanorods and Al3+ ions added to modify Cu-Zn catalysts promoted with Li. The selectivity of higher alcohols and the CO conversion to higher alcohols over a Li-modified Cu0.45Zn0.45Al0.1 catalyst supported on 10% nanorods were 1.8 and 2.7 times higher than those with a Cu-Zn catalyst without nanorods and Al3+ ions, respectively. The introduction of the thermally and chemically stable gamma-Al2O3 nanorod support and of Al3+ to the modified catalysts improves the catalytic activities by decreasing the crystalline size of CuO and increasing the total basicity. Along with the nanorods, a refractory CuAl2O4 formed by the thermal reaction of CuO and Al3+ enhances the long-term stability by increasing the resistance to sintering of the catalyst. English ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV ZN-AL SYNGAS ETHANOL OXIDE CONVERSION SURFACE SYSTEM CNTS FE Effect of gamma-alumina nanorods on CO hydrogenation to higher alcohols over lithium-promoted CuZn-based catalysts Article 10.1016/j.apcata.2017.10.001 1 APPLIED CATALYSIS A-GENERAL, v.549, pp.188 - 196 APPLIED CATALYSIS A-GENERAL 549 188 196 scie scopus 000417008800021 2-s2.0-85030844308 Chemistry, Physical Environmental Sciences Chemistry Environmental Sciences & Ecology Article ZN-AL SYNGAS ETHANOL OXIDE CONVERSION SURFACE SYSTEM CNTS FE Cu-Zn-Al catalyst Alumina nanorods CO hydrogenation Higher alcohols Li-Promoter Syngas