The effect of the different supports and catalyst-reducing agents on Fischer–Tropsch (FT) reaction was investigated. large surface area SiO2 support with a smaller pore volume deposited fine, evenly distributed Co3O4. Cubic-shaped Co3O4 appeared in clusters TiO2 support, whereas existed as single particles Al2O3 support. activity data obtained were discussed terms cluster size, particle shape, ...

Power- and biomass-to-liquid fuel processes (PBtL) can utilize renewable energy residual forestry waste to produce liquid synthetic fuels, which have the potential mitigate climate impacts of current transportation infrastructure, including long-haul aviation sector. In a previous study, we demonstrated that implementing solid oxide electrolysis cell (SOEC) in PBtL process significantly increas...

Using wet impregnation method, a novel ternary system of silica supported Fe-Co-Ce catalyst was prepared. Preparation conditions such as impregnation time and temperature, drying time and temperature, were optimized by the L9 Taguchi experimental design to achieve a light olefin selective catalyst with maximum CO conversion in a fixed bed micro-reactor. It was found that the best conditions to ...

Nano-sized iron-based catalyst was prepared by the micro-emulsion method. The composition of the final nano-sized iron catalyst, in term of the atomic ratio contains: 100Fe/4Cu/2Ce. Experimental techniques of XRD, BET, TEM and TPR were used to study the phase, structure and morphology of the catalyst. Fischer-Tropsch Synthesis (FTS) reaction test was performed in a fixed bed reactor at pressure...

Abstract 5 The techno-economic potential of the UK poplar wood and imported oil palm empty fruit 6 bunch derived bio-oil integrated gasification and Fischer-Tropsch (BOIG-FT) systems for the 7 generation of transportation fuels and combined heat and power (CHP) was investigated. The 8 bio-oil was represented in terms of main chemical constituents, i.e. acetic acid, acetol and 9 guaiacol. The co...

an alumina supported co/ni catalyst was prepared by sol-gel procedure to study the catalytic behavior during fischer-tropsch synthesis in a fixed-bed reactor. the effect of co conversion (10-50%) on hydrocarbon product distribution (ch4, c5+ and c2-c4 olefin selectivities) was studied. selectivity for ch4 decreased, while those of c5+ and olefin selectivities increased with increasing co conver...

  In this paper, modeling and optimization of Fischer-Tropsch Synthesis is considered in a fixed-bed catalytic reactor using an industrial Fe-Cu-K catalyst. A one dimensional pseudo-homogenous plug flow model without axial dispersion is developed for converting syngas to heavy hydrocarbons. The effects of temperature, pressure, H2 to CO ratio in feed stream, and CO molar flow on the mass flow r...

Oxygenates formed as by-products of Fischer-Tropsch syntheses can be transformed into other Fischer-Tropsch derived oxygenates instead of treating them as unwanted chemicals. One-step direct synthesis of ethyl acetate from ethanol is feasible with the use of some heterogeneous catalysts. Despite their apparent simplicity, both transformations are discussed as targeted fields of research. Furthe...

Fischer-Tropsch synthesis: Four types of bi-functional catalysts with cobalt nanoparticles supported on meso- or microporous silicates aluminosilicates are investigated regarding the obtained CO2 and CH4 selectivity under low-temperature reaction conditions. In situ x-ray absorption spectroscopy results industrially relevant conditions reveal that strong cobalt-support interactions oxidized spe...