Ethanol conversion in the presence of cobalt nanostructured oxides

The surface, structural, redox and catalytic properties of the catalysts obtained by the nanocasting technique with the use of silica mesoporous template were investigated. Ethanol conversion approached 100% at 420 °C for supported and 66% for unsupported cobalt catalysts, respectively. Complete conversion of ethanol was recorded at 480 °C for both catalysts. In such conditions, the unsupported system showed high hydrogen yield and low selectivity to CH3CHO, CO and CH4.