Challenges and Opportunities of Fe-based Core-Shell Catalysts for Fischer-Tropsch Synthesis

Agwara, Jane N.; Bakas, Nikki J.; Neidig, Michael L.; Porosoff, Marc D.

doi:10.1002/cctc.202200289

Title: Challenges and Opportunities of Fe-based Core-Shell Catalysts for Fischer-Tropsch Synthesis

Journal Article · 21 July 2022 · ChemCatChem

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/cctc.202200289 · OSTI ID:2425455

^[1]; Bakas, Nikki J. ^[1]; Neidig, Michael L. ^[1];

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University of Rochester, NY (United States)

Here, Fe-based catalysts are an active, selective, and low-cost option for tuning Fischer-Tropsch synthesis (FTS) selectivity toward desirable light olefins. By encapsulating Fe within ZSM-5, the resultant core-shell catalysts have the potential to control the product distribution via secondary reactions that occur over the acid sites of the zeolite shell. In this paper, Fe is encapsulated within ZSM-5 via the seed-directed growth technique and characterized with a suite of analytical techniques including Mössbauer spectroscopy and X-ray absorption fine structure (XAFS). Characterization of the core-shell catalysts indicates that some of the Fe-based active phase is destabilized during seed-directed growth, demonstrating the challenges associated with encapsulating an Fe-based active phase within zeolites. However, comparing FTS performance of the core-shell catalyst with the Fe-based control synthesized via incipient wetness impregnation demonstrates improved selectivity toward the desired C₂-C₄ olefins and C₅₊ hydrocarbons.

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Research Organization:: Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL), Upton, NY (United States). National Synchrotron Light Source II (NSLS-II)

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

Grant/Contract Number:: SC0012704

OSTI ID:: 2425455

Journal Information:: ChemCatChem, Journal Name: ChemCatChem Journal Issue: 19 Vol. 14; ISSN 1867-3880

Publisher:: ChemPubSoc EuropeCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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