1993 Volume 36 Issue 4 Pages 250-267
Recent progress on the application of ZrO2 for catalysts and catalyst supports is reviewed. At first, the specificity of the structure and the surface properties, specifically acid-base characters, are introduced. As a catalyst, the characteristic nature of ZrO2 in the reactions of isomerization of 1-butene, dehydration of alcohols, including an alkanolamine, hydrogenation of dienes and monoenes by H2 and cyclohexadiene, and hydrogenation of carboxylic acids, and hydrogenation of CO are reviewed. For further development of the usage of ZrO2, the dispersion of ZrO2 on high surface area supports and the effect of additives on ZrO2 are discussed. An application of ZrO2 as a catalyst support is also introduced. As examples, supported chromium oxide and supported copper oxide are presented.
