title: One-step incorporation of Pd-Zn catalytic sites into organized mesoporous alumina for use in the oxidative steam reforming of methanol.
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.
authors.affiliation: INSTM UdR di Venezia, Dipartimento di Chimica, Università Ca' Foscari, Via Torino 155/b, 30172 Mestre (VE), Italy.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Moretti
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Lenarda
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Storaro
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Frattini
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Patrono
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Pinzari