The selective catalytic decomposition of methyl formate (MF) to methanol (MeOH) and high-purity carbon monoxide (CO) can be achieved by developing efficient alkaline catalysts. We synthesized a kind of ZnO supported on an activated carbon named ZnO/AC catalyst. The catalyst with 2 wt% ZnO loading showed near 100% conversion of MF at 230 °C and 1 bar. This work showed that the basicity of the catalysts is crucial in determining catalytic performance and that loading a suitable alkalinity metal oxide on AC is an effective strategy for developing efficient MF to MeOH and CO catalysts.

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用于甲酸甲酯选择性分解为甲醇和 CO 的高效 ZnO/AC 催化剂

通过开发高效的碱性催化剂，可以实现甲酸甲酯（MF）选择性催化分解为甲醇（MeOH）和高纯度一氧化碳（CO）。我们合成了一种负载在活性炭上的 ZnO，命名为 ZnO/AC 催化剂。ZnO 负载量为 2 wt% 的催化剂在 230 °C 和 1 bar 下表现出接近 100% 的 MF 转化率。这项工作表明催化剂的碱度对于决定催化性能至关重要，并且在 AC 上负载合适的碱度金属氧化物是开发高效 MF 至 MeOH 和 CO 催化剂的有效策略。