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Synthesis of methanol by hydrogenolysis of biobased methyl formate using highly stable and active Cu-spinel catalysts in slurry and gas phase reactions

Published:2023 Issue:6 Volume:25 Page:2338-2348
ISSN:1463-9262
Container-title:Green Chemistry
language:en
Short-container-title:Green Chem.

Author:

Haagen Vera¹,Iser Jakob¹,Schörner Markus¹,Weber Dennis²,Franken Tanja²^ORCID,Wasserscheid Peter¹²,Schühle Patrick²^ORCID

Affiliation:

1. Forschungszentrum Jülich, Helmholtz Institute for Renewable Energy Erlangen-Nürnberg, Cauerstraße 1, 91058 Erlangen, Germany

2. Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), Institute of Chemical Reaction Engineering, Egerlandstraße 3, 91058 Erlangen, Germany

Abstract

A new two-stage production route for methanol from biomass is proposed, including hydrogenolysis of methyl formate to methanol. The Cu0.9Al2O4 spinel catalyst is shown to be highly active for this reaction and stable against corrosion by formic acid.

Funder

Bayerische Staatsministerium für Wirtschaft, Landesentwicklung und Energie

Publisher

Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)

Subject

Pollution,Environmental Chemistry

Link

http://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlepdf/2023/GC/D2GC04420J

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