Substitution of Co with Ni in Co/Al2O3 Catalysts for Fischer–Tropsch Synthesis

Autor: Michela Martinelli, Sai Charan Karuturi, Richard Garcia, Caleb D. Watson, Wilson D. Shafer, Donald C. Cronauer, A. Jeremy Kropf, Christopher L. Marshall, Gary Jacobs
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2020
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Zdroj: Catalysts, Vol 10, Iss 3, p 334 (2020)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2073-4344
DOI: 10.3390/catal10030334
Popis: The effect of cobalt substitution with nickel was investigated for the Fischer−Tropsch synthesis reaction. Catalysts having different Ni/Co ratios were prepared by aqueous incipient wetness co-impregnation, characterized, and tested using a continuously stirred tank reactor (CSTR) for more than 200 h. The addition of nickel did not significantly modify the morphological properties measured. XRD, STEM, and TPR-XANES results showed intimate contact between nickel and cobalt, strongly suggesting the formation of a Co-Ni solid oxide solution in each case. Moreover, TPR-XANES indicated that nickel addition improves the cobalt reducibility. This may be due to H2 dissociation and spillover, but is more likely the results of a chemical effect of intimate contact between Co and Ni resulting in Co-Ni alloying after activation. FTS testing revealed a lower initial activity when nickel was added. However, CO conversion continuously increased with time on-stream until a steady-state value (34%−37% depending on Ni/Co ratio) was achieved, which was very close to the value observed for undoped Co/Al2O3. This trend suggests nickel can stabilize cobalt nanoparticles even at a lower weight percentage of Co. Currently, the cobalt price is 2.13 times the price of nickel. Thus, comparing the activity/price, the catalyst with a Ni/Co ratio of 25/75 has better performance than the unpromoted catalyst. Finally, nickel-promoted catalysts exhibited slightly higher initial selectivity for light hydrocarbons, but this difference typically diminished with time on-stream; once leveling off in conversion was achieved, the C5+ selectivities were similar (≈ 80%) for Ni/Co ratios up to 10/90, and only slightly lower (≈ 77%) at Ni/Co of 25/75.
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