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Fischer--Tropsch synthesis: nitrides and carbonitrides of iron as catalysts

Conference · · Ind. Eng. Chem.; (United States)
OSTI ID:5438145
Fused-iron catalysts, converted to nitrides and carbonitrides, were tested in the Fischer-Tropsch synthesis at 7.8 and 21.4 atm. The activity of nitrides increased with nitrogen content up to about an N/Fe atom ratio of 0.25, and at this point a major change in selectivity occurred. Nitrided catalysts oxidized more rapidly at 21.4 than at 7.8 atm, but the rate of removal of nitrogen was about the same. Activities of epsilon-carbonitrides prepared by treating reduced catalysts with ammonia and carbon monoxide or with monomethylamine were similar to epsilon-carbonitrides made during synthesis with nitrided catalysts.
Research Organization:
Bureau of Mines, Pittsburgh
OSTI ID:
5438145
Conference Information:
Journal Name: Ind. Eng. Chem.; (United States) Journal Volume: 49:12
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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