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Enhancing the light olefin selectivity of an iron-based Fischer-Tropsch synthesis catalyst by modification with CTAB
Chuanxue Zhu1, Yingxin Liu2, Chao Huo1
1Institute of Industrial Catalysis, Zhejiang University of Technology Hangzhou 310032 Zhejiang PR China zhucx@zjut.edu.cn chaohc@zjut.edu.cn hzliu@zjut.edu.cn +86-571-88320815 +86-571-88320815.
Abstract:
The effects of the surfactant hexadecyltrimethylammonium bromide (CTAB) on the catalytic performance of a manganese-promoted iron (FeMn) catalyst for the Fischer-Tropsch to olefin (FTO) reaction were investigated. The use of the CTAB-assisted FeMn catalyst resulted in the production of light olefin (C2-4 [double bond, length as m-dash]) selectivity of up to 55.45% with a ratio of olefin to paraffin among the C2-C4 hydrocarbons as high as 7.75 under industrially relevant conditions (320 °C, 1.0 MPa, H2/CO ratio of 1.5 (v/v), GHSV = 4200 h-1). The characterization results indicate that CTAB has a great influence on the structure, composition, chemical state, and catalytic performance of the iron-based catalyst. Most interestingly, a greater amount of Mn promoter was found to be dispersed on the surface of α-Fe2O3, rather than being dissolved into the α-Fe2O3 lattice when CTAB was employed, which contributed towards enhancing the promotional effects of the Mn promoter, leading to the formation of certain surface-specific activity sites.
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