EPR characterization of Cu/Al-Zr-Ce ethanol dehydrogenation catalysts: Active site development and coking control.
Yuri A FionovSofia G ChuklinaKsenia S KhlusovaAlexander V FionovAnna I ZhukovaPublished in: Magnetic resonance in chemistry : MRC (2023)
Electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) spectroscopy was applied to study structure-performance relationships for copper-containing catalysts based on Al-Zr-Ce mixed oxides with various oxide support synthesis temperature. In situ EPR showed that the state of Cu 2+ sites depends on the phase composition of the support, temperature, as well as the presence of the reaction medium during catalysis.