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The varied results obtained by different groups concerning synergy between ZnO and Cu metal in methanol synthesis catalysts are shown to be a result of different experimental test conditions. It is suggested that synergy, when it occurs, arises from H spillover from ZnO to Cu metal.
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Spencer, M. Role of ZnO in methanol synthesis on copper catalysts. Catalysis Letters 50, 37–40 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1019098414820
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1019098414820