BINDER SUPPORT EFFECTS ON THE ACTIVITY AND SELECTIVITY OF IRON CATALYSTS IN THE FISCHER-TROPSCH SYNTHESIS Academic Article uri icon

abstract

  • The influence of silica and alumina binders (supports) on the activity and product selectivity of precipitated iron catalysts for Fischer-Tropsch synthesis (FTS) was studied in a fixed bed reactor at 1.5-3.0 MPa and 220-250 C, using synthesis gas with H2/CO = 1 M feed ratio. Both the FTS and the water gas shift activity decreased with increasing support content. The catalyst deactivation rate decreased with catalysts containing 24 and 100 g of SiO2 per 100 g of Fe. Secondary reactions (olefin hydrogenation and isomerization) increased with increasing silica content. Hydrocarbon selectivities improved (less gaseous hydrocarbons) with the addition of support, except for the catalyst containing 24SiO2/100Fe. The results were interpreted in terms of interactions between potassium and/or iron with supports. 1990, American Chemical Society. All rights reserved.

published proceedings

  • INDUSTRIAL & ENGINEERING CHEMISTRY RESEARCH

altmetric score

  • 9

author list (cited authors)

  • BUKUR, D. B., LANG, X., MUKESH, D., ZIMMERMAN, W. H., ROSYNEK, M. P., & LI, C. P.

citation count

  • 136

complete list of authors

  • BUKUR, DB||LANG, X||MUKESH, D||ZIMMERMAN, WH||ROSYNEK, MP||LI, CP

publication date

  • August 1990