Effect of pretreatment conditions on Fe-ZSM-5 properties and performance for Fischer–Tropsch synthesis

Agwara, Jane N.; Leshchev, Denis; Perera, Sinhara M. H. D.; Bauer, Alexis K.; Neidig, Michael L.; Porosoff, Marc D.

doi:10.1039/d4cy00765d

Effect of pretreatment conditions on Fe-ZSM-5 properties and performance for Fischer–Tropsch synthesis

Journal Article · Wed Nov 27 00:00:00 EST 2024 · Catalysis Science & Technology

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1039/d4cy00765d· OSTI ID:2587333

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Univ. of Rochester, NY (United States)
Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL), Upton, NY (United States). National Synchrotron Light Source II (NSLS-II)
Univ. of Oxford (United Kingdom)

Iron supported on ZSM-5 is a widely studied catalyst for Fischer–Tropsch synthesis (FTS). Iron is activated with H₂, CO, or a mixture of CO and H₂ prior to FTS, resulting in phase transformations that make it challenging to understand structure–property relationships. Furthermore, in this work, we demonstrate that increasing the pretreatment temperature of Fe–Na-ZSM-5 reduces CO conversion irrespective of the reductant, but the product selectivity, iron particle size, composition, CO adsorption properties, and zeolite structure is dependent on both the pretreatment temperature and reductant. Pretreatment of Fe–Na-ZSM-5 in H₂ induces sintering of iron particles, increasing C₂–C₄ olefins and C₅₊ hydrocarbons selectivity from 19.0% and 14.0% at 350 °C to 28.2% and 25.4% at 770 °C, respectively. Conversely, CO pretreatment facilitates carbide formation, coke deposition, and CH₄ formation.

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Research Organization:: Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL), Upton, NY (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: National Science Foundation (NSF); USDOE; USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES). Scientific User Facilities (SUF)

Grant/Contract Number:: SC0012704

OSTI ID:: 2587333

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 2480393

Report Number(s):: BNL--228848-2025-JAAM

Journal Information:: Catalysis Science & Technology, Journal Name: Catalysis Science & Technology Journal Issue: 2 Vol. 15; ISSN 2044-4761; ISSN 2044-4753

Publisher:: Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)Copyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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