Tuning the catalytic CO hydrogenation to straight- and long-chain aldehydes/alcohols and olefins/paraffins

Xiang, Yizhi; Kruse, Norbert

doi:10.1038/ncomms13058

Title: Tuning the catalytic CO hydrogenation to straight- and long-chain aldehydes/alcohols and olefins/paraffins

Journal Article · Thu Oct 06 00:00:00 EDT 2016 · Nature Communications

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms13058· OSTI ID:1373015

Xiang, Yizhi ^[1]; Kruse, Norbert ^[2]

Washington State Univ., Pullman, WA (United States)
Washington State Univ., Pullman, WA (United States); Pacific Northwest National Lab. (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States)

Here, the catalytic CO hydrogenation is one of the most versatile large-scale chemical syntheses leading to variable chemical feedstock. While traditionally mainly methanol and long-chain hydrocarbons are produced by CO hydrogenation, here we show that the same reaction can be tuned to produce long-chain n-aldehydes, 1-alcohols and olefins, as well as n-paraffins over potassium-promoted CoMn catalysts. The sum selectivity of aldehydes and alcohols is usually >50 wt% whereof up to ~97% can be n-aldehydes. While the product slate contains ~60% n-aldehydes at /p_CO=0.5, a 65/35% slate of paraffins/alcohols is obtained at a ratio of 9. A linear Anderson–Schulz–Flory behaviour, independent of the /p_CO ratio, is found for the sum of C₄₊ products. We advocate a synergistic interaction between a Mn₅O₈ oxide and a bulk Co₂C phase, promoted by the presence of potassium, to be responsible for the unique product spectra in our studies.

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Research Organization:: Pacific Northwest National Lab. (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States), Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory (EMSL)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE

Grant/Contract Number:: AC05-76RL01830

OSTI ID:: 1373015

Report Number(s):: PNNL-SA-122449; 49398

Journal Information:: Nature Communications, Vol. 7; ISSN 2041-1723

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