Journal
CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL
Volume 334, Issue -, Pages 714-724Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE SA
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2017.10.093
Keywords
Iron-based catalysts; Fischer-Tropsch synthesis; Spherical mesoporous carbon (SMC); Weak metal-support interaction; Developed porosity
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- New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization of Japan (NEDO)
- National Science Foundation of China [21203121, 21528302]
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Iron-based Fischer-Tropsch synthesis (FTS) has received renewable interests due to the gradual depletion of crude oil resources and its flexible product adjustment from lower olefins to long-chain hydrocarbons. However, one of the main challenges of iron-based FTS catalysts is the relative lower activity or productivity (per gram catalyst) at low or middle temperature. In this work, ultra-active iron-based FTS catalysts (Fe/SMC) were developed by loading iron over spherical mesoporous carbon (SMC) with huge porosity. The large pore volume (2.22 cm(3)/g) and high specific surface area (767 m(2)/g) of SMC allowed the high iron loading (up to 50 wt%) with proper dispersion. Weak C-Fe interaction was observed in the Fe/SMC catalysts, which was favorable for the reduction of iron and its further carburization to form more active sites of FTS. Activity tests showed that the Fe/SMC catalysts exhibited ultra-high activities in FTS. With the increase of iron loadings (30-50 wt%), the FTS rates (FTY, mmol CO/(h.g cat.)) of Fe/SMC catalysts increased due to the larger iron surfaces exposed at higher iron loadings. Small amount of K promoter significantly enhanced the FTY and apparent turnover frequency (TOF, S-1) of the Fe/SMC catalysts. The hydrocarbon productivity of K-promoted catalyst (40FeK/SMC) was up to 0.91 g HC/(h.g cat.) (260 degrees C, H-2/CO = 1, 2 MPa), much higher than that of any other supported or unsupported iron-based FTS catalysts reported at similar reaction conditions. The results obtained in this work will open a new avenue for the development of highly active iron-based FTS catalysts.
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