Direct reaction between silicon and methanol over Cu-based catalysts: investigation of active species and regeneration of CuCl catalyst

Aili Wang, Mingming Zhang, Hengbo Yin, Shuxin Liu, Mengke Liu, Tongjie Hu

RSC Advances · 2018 · 40 citations · 18 references

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Cu<sub>x</sub>Si<sub>y</sub>Cl<sub>z</sub> formed at a lower pretreatment temperature favored trimethoxysilane formation while chlorination of spent CuCl/Si mixture promoted the reaction.

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