@article {45598,
	title = {Nonoxidative dehydrogenation of methanol to methyl formate through highly stable and reusable CuMgO-based catalysts},
	journal = {ACS Omega},
	volume = {4},
	year = {2019},
	month = {JAN},
	pages = {1854{\textendash}1860},
	type = {Article},
	abstract = {<p>Nonoxidative dehydrogenation of methanol to methyl formate over a CuMgO-based catalyst was investigated. Although the active site is metallic copper (Cu0), the best reaction conditions were obtained by tuning the ratio of Cu/Mg and doping the catalyst with 1 wt \% of Pd to achieve a very specific activity for methyl formate synthesis. On the basis of the CO2 temperature-programmed desorption study, the basic strength of the catalyst plays a role in the efficient conversion of methanol to methyl formate via dehydrogenation. These CuMgO-based catalysts show excellent thermal stability during the reaction and the regeneration processes. Approx. 80\% methanol conversion with constant selectivity to methyl formate was achieved even after 4 rounds of usage for a total reaction time exceeding 200 h, indicative of their potential for practical applications.</p>
},
	doi = {10.1021/acsomega.8b03069},
	author = {Yuan D. J. and Hengne, A. M. and Saih, Y. and Huang, K. W.}
}
