One-step incorporation of Pd-Zn catalytic sites into organized mesoporous alumina for use in the oxidative steam reforming of methanol

E Moretti; M Lenarda; L Storaro; R Frattini; P Patrono; F Pinzari

doi:10.1016/j.jcis.2006.10.017

One-step incorporation of Pd-Zn catalytic sites into organized mesoporous alumina for use in the oxidative steam reforming of methanol

J Colloid Interface Sci. 2007 Feb 1;306(1):89-95. doi: 10.1016/j.jcis.2006.10.017. Epub 2006 Oct 11.

Authors

E Moretti¹, M Lenarda, L Storaro, R Frattini, P Patrono, F Pinzari

Affiliation

¹ INSTM UdR di Venezia, Dipartimento di Chimica, Università Ca' Foscari, Via Torino 155/b, 30172 Mestre (VE), Italy.

PMID: 17064725
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2006.10.017

Abstract

In this paper we report the preparation of an organized mesoporous Pd-Zn/alumina system, by a new surfactant-assisted single-step sol-gel synthesis, performed in alcohol, using stearic acid as a chemical template, aluminum sec-butoxide as Al source and metal stearates both as Pd-Zn sources and as structural directing agents. The prepared materials have been characterized using a variety of techniques such as thermogravimetric analysis, atomic absorption spectroscopy, X-ray powder diffraction and N2 adsorption-desorption, and preliminarily tested in the oxidative steam reforming of methanol (OSRM) in the temperature range 100-400 degrees C.