Influence of sucrose addition and acid treatment of silica-supported Co-Ru catalysts for Fischer-Tropsch synthesis

Autor: David Merino, Oihane Sanz, Nelson Medeiros de Lima Filho, Cesar Augusto Moraes de Abreu, André T.S. Ribeiro, Rodrigo A.C. Bartolomeu, Mario Montes, Laísse C.A. Maranhão, Antonio O. S. Silva, Victor V.L. Bezerra, Giovanna Machado, Luciano C. Almeida
Rok vydání: 2018
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Zdroj: Fuel. 231:157-164
ISSN: 0016-2361
DOI: 10.1016/j.fuel.2018.05.064
Popis: This article highlights the formulation and evaluation of Co-Ru catalysts on silica used in Fischer-Tropsch synthesis. An acid treatment of the support associated with the addition of sucrose as a chelating agent was employed. The six formulated catalytic systems were characterized (TG, XRD, N2 adsorption, H2-TPR, H2 chemisorption) and evaluated in a fixed bed tubular reactor (H2/CO:2:1, 2 MPa, space velocity 4.5 × 10−2 LN.gcat−1·h−1) at five different temperatures (185 °C, 200 °C, 215 °C, 230 °C, 260 °C). The combination of both methods enhanced the cobalt dispersion, which is accompanied by an increase in C5+ hydrocarbon productivity. However, an optimum acid treatment is required to avoid large cobalt particle formation that leads to low CO conversion.
Databáze: OpenAIRE