Synthesis of Higher Alcohols on Silver-promoted LaCo- and LaCoCu-Perovskites

Abstract

LaCoO3 and LaCo0.7Cu0.3O3 perovskites supported on highly dispersed mesoporous silica KIT‑6 were impregnated with silver nitrate (nAg/nCo = 4/99 and 8/99). The phase composition of the initial samples and samples after catalytic tests in syngas conversion and catalytic characteristics have been investigated. The regularities of the transformation of samples in the process of reduction in a hydrogen-containing gas have been studied. It is shown that, for the LaCoO3 sample, with an increase in the silver content, the activity and selectivity for higher alcohols increase from 6 to 23 %. The maximum interaction of cobalt with silver is observed at a silver content of 4 %. At a higher content, part of the cobalt is reduced regardless of the influence of silver due to its faster agglomeration. This leads to a stronger amorphization of the reduced sample and a sharp increase in its activity. The LaCo0.7Cu0.3O3 sample exhibits a higher selectivity for higher alcohols (36 %) due to the effect of copper. Silver promotion of the sample allows achieving the maximum selectivity for higher alcohols of 56 % with a silver content of 4 %. A further increase in the silver content leads to a sharp decrease in the selectivity for higher alcohols (41 %) and the appearance of CO2 due to the saturation of copper-containing particles with silver and a decrease in the interaction of cobalt with copper