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Published on: July 18, 2018
hcp-Co Nanowires Grown on Metallic Foams as Catalysts for Fischer-Tropsch Synthesis
Justine Harmel1,2, Laurent Peres1, Marta Estrader1
1LPCNO, Université de Toulouse, CNRS, INSA, UPS, 135 avenue de Rangueil, 31077, Toulouse, France.
Abstract:
The Fischer-Tropsch synthesis (FTS) is a structure-sensitive exothermic reaction that enables catalytic transformation of syngas to high quality liquid fuels. Now, monolithic cobalt-based heterogeneous catalysts were elaborated through a wet chemistry approach that allows control over nanocrystal shape and crystallographic phase, while at the same time enables heat management. Copper and nickel foams have been employed as supports for the epitaxial growth of hcp-Co nanowires directly from a solution containing a coordination compound of cobalt and stabilizing ligands. The Co/Cufoam catalyst was tested for Fischer-Tropsch synthesis in a fixed-bed reactor, showing stability and significantly superior activity and selectivity towards C5+ compared to a Co/SiO2 -Al2 O3 reference catalyst under the same conditions.
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