Influence of the support on the activity and selectivity of high dispersion Fe catalysts in the Fischer-Tropsch reaction

Journal Article · Tue May 01 00:00:00 EDT 1990 · Journal of Catalysis; (USA)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/0021-9517(90)90154-C· OSTI ID:6223893

Cagnoli, M V; Marchetti, S G; Gallegos, N G; Alvarez, A M; Mercader, R C; Yeramian, A A ^[1]

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1. Centro Investigacion y Desarrollo en Procesos Cataliticos, La Plata (Argentina) Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, La Plata (Argentina)

In order to study the influence of the support on high dispersion catalysts used for the CO hydrogenation reaction, two catalysts, Fe/SiO{sub 2} and Fe/Al{sub 2}O{sub 3}, were prepared by the dry impregnation method. Selective chemisorption of CO, volumetric oxidation, and Moessbauer spectroscopy were used to determine the Fe species present as well as the metallic crystal size, the degree of dispersion, and the reduction percentage. The presence of small Fe{sup 0} crystallites with high dispersion was determined in both catalysts. Reaction rates were measured in a differential reactor and significant differences, about one order of magnitude less for the Al{sub 2}O{sub 3} than for the SiO{sub 2} supported catalysts, were found in the methane turnover frequencies. They are attributed to the interaction between the metal and the supports. The selectivity differences is also discussed in connection with distinct surface properties.

• OSTI ID: 6223893
• Journal Information: Journal of Catalysis; (USA), Vol. 123:1; ISSN 0021-9517
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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