TY - JOUR
T1 - Highly active quasicrystalline Al-Cu-Fe catalyst for steam reforming of methanol
AU - Tsai, A. P.
AU - Yoshimura, M.
N1 - Funding Information:
This work has been supported by “CREST” Japan Science and Technology Corporation.
PY - 2001/6/29
Y1 - 2001/6/29
N2 - Steam reforming of methanol (CH3OH+H2O→3H2+CO2) has been performed on a stable AlCuFe quasicrystal for the first time. The AlCuFe quasicrystal reveals excellent activity, after leaching treatment. The production rate of H2 reaches 235 l/kg min at 573 K for steam reforming of methanol. The activity is due to Cu nanoparticles at the surfaces of quasicrystalline grains which are generated by the leaching treatment. The quasicrystals have two advantages: one is their brittle nature, which allows them to be crushed efficiently; the other is the involvement of Fe, which suppresses the sintering of Cu particles.
AB - Steam reforming of methanol (CH3OH+H2O→3H2+CO2) has been performed on a stable AlCuFe quasicrystal for the first time. The AlCuFe quasicrystal reveals excellent activity, after leaching treatment. The production rate of H2 reaches 235 l/kg min at 573 K for steam reforming of methanol. The activity is due to Cu nanoparticles at the surfaces of quasicrystalline grains which are generated by the leaching treatment. The quasicrystals have two advantages: one is their brittle nature, which allows them to be crushed efficiently; the other is the involvement of Fe, which suppresses the sintering of Cu particles.
KW - Aluminum-copper-iron
KW - Leaching
KW - Quasicrystal
KW - Steam reforming of methanol
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U2 - 10.1016/S0926-860X(01)00500-2
DO - 10.1016/S0926-860X(01)00500-2
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0035967745
VL - 214
SP - 237
EP - 241
JO - Applied Catalysis A: General
JF - Applied Catalysis A: General
SN - 0926-860X
IS - 2
ER -