CHUNG, MJ PARK, KY LEE, BG IHM, SK 2024-01-21T22:31:23Z 2024-01-21T22:31:23Z 2021-09-02 1993-07 0256-1115 https://pubs.kist.re.kr/handle/201004/146025 The reaction mechanism for the methylformate formation on Cu/ZnO catalysts from methanol and CO was investigated by the labeling study with C-13 methanol. It was found that methylformate could be formed through two parallel reaction routes, i.e., methanol-formaldehyde reaction and carbonylation of methanol depending upon the catalyst composition as well as the reaction conditions. The major reaction route on the high ZnO-content catalyst (Cu/ZnO=30/70) was found to be the methanol-formaldehyde reaction, and changed to the carbonylation reaction with the increase of CO partial pressure. On the other hand, the major reaction route on the high Cu-content catalyst (Cu/ZnO=80/20) remained as methanol-formaldehyde reaction even under the high CO pressure. English KOREAN INST CHEM ENGINEERS Methylformate formation from methanol and CO ON Cu/ZnO catalysts Article 10.1007/BF02705142 1 KOREAN JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING, v.10, no.3, pp.188 - 190 KOREAN JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING 10 3 188 190 N scie scopus A1993MJ96700008 2-s2.0-51649139804 Chemistry, Multidisciplinary Engineering, Chemical Chemistry Engineering Note methylformate methanol carbon monoxide catalysis