Steam reforming of methanol to H2 over nonreduced Zr-containing CuO/ZnO catal…

Abstract. Zr-containing CuO/ZnO catalysts are examined for their use in the reaction of methanol with water to produce hydrogen. Catalyst samples with varying compositions were prepared by means of a coprecipitation method, and the effect of different pretreatment conditions was examined. Activity testing shows that the catalysts do not require prereduction to obtain good activity for the stea…