Journal
SURFACE SCIENCE
Volume 650, Issue -, Pages 93-102Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.susc.2016.01.001
Keywords
Methanol oxidation; Methanol synthesis; Methoxy; Formate; Copper catalysts; Iron molybdate catalysts
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- ICI
- University of Reading
- University of Liverpool
- University of Cardiff
- EPSRC
- Harwell and Hubs grants [EPI019693/1, EP/K014714/1]
- Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council [EP/K014714/1, EP/K014854/1] Funding Source: researchfish
- EPSRC [EP/K014714/1, EP/K014854/1] Funding Source: UKRI
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Early work from the Madix group identified a number of simple surface intermediate species which have proved to be of significance for industrial catalytic processes. Two of these intermediates are the methoxy and formate surface species. We discuss the formation and behavior of these on copper surfaces, and go on to highlight their role in two important industrial reactions, namely methanol synthesis and the selective oxidation of methanol to formaldehyde. The formate is the pivotal intermediate for methanol synthesis and is formed from the reaction of CO2 and H-2, whereas it is important to avoid the formation of that intermediate for selective methanol oxidation, which proceeds through dehydrogenation of the methoxy species. (C) 2016 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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