Figure 5: Monolithic catalyst with improved stability on basis of inverse interface design on Cu gauze.
From: Metal/oxide interfacial effects on the selective oxidation of primary alcohols
The composition of the monolithic catalyst is Cu2O/Ag/Cu-gauze (3 wt% Cu2O loading and 10 wt% Ag loading). Digital photos and scanning electron microscopic images of Cu gauze (a) as well as Cu2O/Ag/Cu-gauze catalyst (b). Stability test conditions: catalyst (1 g), benzyl alcohol (4 g h−1), air (60 ml min−1), 0.1 MPa, 250 °C. The monolithic catalyst also exhibits superior properties in terms of space velocity, heat/mass transfer, and pressure drop in catalyst bed (Supplementary Fig. 39). Scale bar, 200 nm.
