Continuous coprecipitation of catalysts in a micromixer: Nanostructured Cu/ZnO composite for the synthesis of methanol

Abstract

A new purpose: Microreactors are commonly used in molecular high-throughput synthesis. Their use for the formation of catalysts through the precipitation of inorganic components is new. The product shows a high degree of nanostructuring (see electron microscopy image), which is at least partly retained in the subsequent production steps.