Kinetics of the water-gas shift reaction in Fischer-Tropsch synthesis over a nano-structured iron catalyst

Based on formate and direct oxidation mechanisms, three Langmuir-Hinshelwood-Hougen-Watson (LHHW) kinetic models of the water-gasshift (WGS) reaction over a nano-structured iron catalyst under Fischer-Tropsch synthesis (FTS) reaction conditions were derived and compared with those over the conventional catalyst. The conventional and nanostructured Fe/Cu/La/Si catalysts were prepared by co-precipitation of Fe and Cu nitrates in aqueous media and water-oil micro-emulsion, respectively. The WGS kinetic data were measured by experiments over a wide range of reaction conditions and comparisons were also made for various rate equations. WGS rate expressions based on the formate mechanism with the assumption that the formation of formate is rate determining step were found to be the best.     

Effect of nano-particle size on product distribution and kinetic parameters of Fe/Cu/La catalyst in Fischer-Tropsch synthesis

Effects of nano-particle size on hydrocarbon production rates and distributions for precipitated Fe/Cu/La catalysts in Fischer-Tropsch synthesis were investigated. Nano-structured iron catalyst was prepared by micro-emulsion method. The concept of two superimposed Anderson-Schulz-Flory (ASF) distributions has been applied for the representation of the effects of reaction conditions and nano-particles size on kinetics parameters and product distributions. These results reveal that by reducing the particle size of catalyst, the break in ASF distributions was decreased. Also useful different kinetics equations for synthesis of C_3 to C_9 and C_(10) to C_(22) were determined by using α_1 and α_2 chain growth probabilities.     

Time dependence of the activity and selectivity of a cobalt-containing catalyst in Fischer-Tropsch synthesis

Increasing the working time of the catalyst led to a change in the surface concentration of various intermediates. The activity of the catalyst decreased principally as a result of the decrease in the rate of methane formation. The probability of chain growth increases via alkyl intermediates and the contribution of secondary reactions in the process decreases. In this way the selectivity with respect to C₅₊ hydrocarbons increases, but the content of these products in the C₂₊ fraction decreases. __________ Translated from Teoreticheskaya i éksperimental’naya Khimiya, Vol. 42, No. 6, pp. 364–370, November–December, 2006.     

Product distributions of Fischer-Tropsch synthesis over Co/AC catalyst

The product distributions of Fischer-Tropsch synthesis over Co/AC catalyst are investigated under different reaction conditions in an integral fixed bed reactor.It is found that the product distributions deviate from the ASF distribution.The deviation from ASF distribution is analyzed by taking the readsorption of alkenes and the following secondary reaction into consideration.It is noted that the contents of alcohol,alkene and alkane decline with the increasing carbon number,showing a slighter declining tendency of alkanes than those of alkenes and alcohols.It is also found that high temperature,space velocity,H2/CO in feed gas and low pressure are preferential for light hydrocarbons and alcohols while against the chain propagation.The effect of space velocity on the product distributions especially on the light products is not obvious.It is noticed that low temperature,space velocity,H2/CO and high pressure lead to high contents of alcohols;high temperature,H2/CO and low space velocity lead to high contents of alkanes.The effect of pressure on the amounts of alkanes is not significant;high space velocity and low temperature,pressure,H2/CO are preferential for alkenes.     

Fischer-Tropsch synthesis over ruthenium-promoted Co/Al2O3 catalyst with different reduction procedures

The effect of reduction procedure on catalyst properties, activity and products selectivity of ruthenium-promoted Co/γ-Al2O3 catalyst in Fischer-Tropsch synthesis (FTS) was investigated. Catalyst samples were reduced with different reduction gas compositions and passivated before being characterized by TPR and XRD techniques. Different activity and product selectivity analyses were also performed. These results showed that the catalyst dispersion, particle size, and the degree of reduction changed with different reduction gas compositions, which were resulted from the water partial pressures in reduction process that give varying degrees of interaction with the support. It has been suggested that the FTS activity of cobalt catalyst was directly dependent on the catalyst reducibility. A reduction gas with a molar ratio of H2/He = 1 was used to prevent the formation of Co-support compound during catalyst reduction.     

An investigation of chain growth probability in Fischer-Tropsch synthesis over an industrial Fe?Cu?K catalyst

The chain growth probability of Fischer-Tropsch synthesis (FTS) was investigated on the basis of data from a set of experiments over an industrial coprecipitated Fe−Cu−K catalyst developed by the Institute of Coal Chemistry (China). The experimental results show that the ASF chain growth probability (α) depends on operation conditions, temperature (T) and H₂/CO ratio in the feed. α decreases with T or H₂/CO feed ratio increasing. The experimental results also show that chain growth probabilities of hydrocarbons are not constant, but a function of carbon number. This deviation from ASF assumption is further discussed.     

Fischer-Tropsch synthesis by nano-structured iron catalyst

Effects of nanoscale iron oxide particles on textural structure, reduction, carburization and catalytic behavior of precipitated iron catalyst in Fischer-Tropsch synthesis (FTS) are investigated. Nanostructured iron catalysts were prepared by microemulsion method in two series. Firstly, Fe2O3, CuO and La2O3 nanoparticles were prepared separately and were mixed to attain Fe/Cu/La nanostructured catalyst (sep-nano catalyst); Secondly nanostructured catalyst was prepared by co-precipitation in a water-in-oil microemulsion method (mix-nano catalyst). Also, conventional iron catalyst was prepared with common co-precipitation method. Structural characterizations of the catalysts were performed by TEM, XRD, H2 and CO-TPR tests. Particle size of iron oxides for sep-nano and mix-nano catalysts, which were determined by XRD pattern (Scherrer equation) and TEM images was about 20 and 21.6 nm, respectively. Catalyst evaluation was conducted in a fixed-bed stainless steel reactor and compared with conventional iron catalyst. The results revealed that FTS reaction increased while WGS reaction and olefin/paraffin ratio decreased in nanostructured iron catalysts.     

制备方法对Fe/NCNTs催化剂结构及费托反应性能的影响

以碳氮纳米管(NCNTs)为载体, 利用氮的锚定作用, 采用三种不同的制备方法(等体积浸渍法、胶体法和沉积沉淀法)方便地构建了负载铁物种的Fe/NCNTs催化剂. 系统考察了制备方法对催化剂的结构及费托反应性能的影响. 结果表明, 制备方法影响铁纳米粒子的粒度和分布、催化剂的还原和碳化行为, 使催化剂表现出不同的催化性能. 等体积浸渍法得到分散性较好、粒径小和分布窄[(8±4) nm]、容易还原和碳化的催化剂, 反应中呈现出最高的低碳烯烃选择性、催化活性和稳定性. 胶体法得到了形貌各异的粒子, 反应中活性相易被氧化使得催化剂活性及稳定性较差. 沉积沉淀法得到了粒径过大、难以还原和碳化的粒子, 反应15 h后催化剂活性及稳定性急剧下降. 该研究为利用氮掺杂碳纳米材料作为载体设计和开发高性能的费托合成催化剂提供了有益参考.     

工业Fe-Mn催化剂上费托合成反应动力学的研究

使用工业Fe-Mn催化剂,以搅拌釜反应器的实验数据为依据,受计算量子化学研究结果的启发,考察了两类费托合成反应机理,建立了相应的反应动力学模型并与文献模型进行了比较。结果表明,CO在氢参与下经含氧中间体解离的机理给出了最优的动力学模型,其与文献的结论一致。     

纳米线堆积的铁硅球体催化剂用于费托合成

以共沉淀法所制的工业铁硅球体催化剂(indus-FS)为原料,用改进的有机胺蒸气相传输转化法,得到了负载高分散铁的交织氧化硅纳米线球体催化剂(NW-FS),并用于费托合成反应.在所制纳米线催化剂中,原料催化剂中氧化硅在氧化铁诱导下成功地转变成纳米线交织微球载体,而氧化铁组分则高度分散在氧化硅纳米线上.用扫描电镜、透射电镜、X射线衍射、低温氮吸附、X射线光电子能谱和程序升温还原等方法对所得纳米线催化剂进行了表征.在费托合成中,纳米线铁硅催化剂由于其特殊的堆积结构所导致的低的扩散阻力和高的铁活性组分分散度,提高了低碳烯烃尤其是乙烯的选择性.纳米线铁硅催化剂上低碳产物(C2–C4)的烯烷比为3.3,高于母体工业催化剂的1.9.     

Activation pressure studies with an iron-based catalyst for slurry Fischer-Tropsch synthesis

Fischer-Tropsch synthesis (FTS) was carried out with an industrial iron-based catalyst (100Fe/5Cu/6K/16SiO2, by weight) under the baseline conditions in a stirred tank slurry reactor (STSR). The effects of activation pressure on the catalyst activity and selectivity were investigated. It was found that iron phase compositions, textural properties, and FTS performances of the catalysts were strongly dependent on activation pressure. The high activation pressure retards the carburization. Møssbauer effect spectroscopy (MES) results indicated that the contents of the iron carbides clearly decrease with the increase of activation pressure, especially for the activation pressure increasing from 1.0 MPa to 1.5 MPa, and the reverse trend is observed for superparamagnetic Fe3+ (spm). The higher content of Fe3+ (spm) results in the higher amount of CO2 in tail gas when the catalyst is reduced at higher pressure. The catalyst activity decreases with the increase of activation pressure. The high quantity of iron carbides is necessary to obtain high FTS activity. However, the activity of the catalyst activated in syngas can not be predicted solely from the fraction of the carbides. It is concluded that activation with syngas at the lower pressure would be the most desirable for the better activity and stability on the iron-based catalyst.     

Particle size effects in Fischer-Tropsch synthesis by Co catalyst supported on carbon nanotubes

The effect of Co particle size on the Fischer-Tropsch synthesis (FTS) activity of carbon nanotube (CNT)-supported Co catalysts was investigated. Microemulsion (using water-to-surfactant molar ratios of 2 to12) and impregnation techniques were used to prepare catalysts with different Co particle sizes. Kinetic studies were performed to understand the effect of Co particle size on catalytic activity. Size-dependent kinetic parameters were developed using a thermodynamic method, to evaluate the structural sensitivity of the CNT-supported Co catalysts. The size-independent FTS reaction rate constant and size-independent adsorption parameter increased with increasing reac-tion temperature. The Polani parameter also depended on catalyst particle size, because of changes in the catalyst surface coverage.     

Effects of promoters on catalytic performance of Fe-Co/SiO2 catalyst for Fischer-Tropsch synthesis

2%Fe-10%Co/SiO₂ catalysts with different potassium or zirconium loadings were prepared by aqueous incipient wetness impregnation and tested for Fischer-Tropsch synthesis in a flow reactor, using H₂/CO = 1.6 (molar ratio) in the feed, under the condition of an overall pressure of 1 MPa, GHSV of 600 h⁻¹ and temperature of 503 K. The zirconium and potassium promoters remarkably influenced hydrocarbon distribution of the products. CO conversion increased on the catalysts with the increase of zirconium loadings, which indicated that zirconium enhanced the activity of iron-cobalt catalysts. Low potassium loadings also enhanced the activity of the catalysts. However, high potassium loading made CO conversion on the catalysts decrease and weakened the secondary hydrogenations. The catalyst was characterized by BET, XRD and TPR. The catalyst characterization revealed that the Co₃O₄ phase was presented on the fresh catalyst, whereas the spinel phase of Fe-Co alloy and CoO existed on the used catalyst.     

Effect of niobium promoter on iron-based catalyst for Fischer-Tropsch reaction

Niobium-promoted Fe/CNTs catalysts were prepared using a wet impregnation method.Samples were characterized by nitrogen adsorption,H2-TPR,TPD,XRD and TEM.The Fischer-Tropsch Synthesis(FTS) was carried out in a fixed-bed microreactor at 220 ℃,1 atm and H2/CO=2 for 5 h.Addition of niobium into Fe/CNTs increased the dispersion,decreased the average size of iron oxide nanoparticles and the catalyst reducibility.Niobium-promoted Fe catalyst resulted in appreciable increase in the selectivity of C5+ hydrocarbons and suppressed methane formation.These effects were more pronounced for the 0.04%Nb/Fe/CNTs catalyst,compared to those observed from other niobium compositions.The 0.04%Nb/Fe/CNTs catalyst enhanced the C5+ hydrocarbons selectivity by a factor of 67.5% and reduced the methane selectivity by a factor of 59.2%.     

Effect of vacuum impregnation on the performance of Co/SiO_2 Fischer-Tropsch catalyst

Two silica-supported cobalt catalysts were prepared by incipient wetness impregnation under atmospheric and vacuum conditions.N2 ph- ysisorption,H2 chemisorption,XRD,SEM,TEM,XPS and H2-TPR were used to characterize the catalysts.The results showed that the impregnation methods had an effect on the size,dispersion and reducibility of cobalt particles.Under vacuum conditions,cobalt-containing steeping liquor could penetrate into the inner pores of silica support and more bivalent cobalt oxides were formed in the Co3O4 crystallites.Furthermore,cobalt precursors were rarely inclined to agglomerate and the smaller cobalt particles were uniform on the support,which led to the higher activity of the Co/SiO2(B)catalyst than the normal one under the reaction conditions of 483- 523 K,1 - 2 MPa,gas hourly space velocity of 500–1000 h-1 and molar ratio of H2/CO=0.5 - 2.0.     

Effects of the ratio of Fe to Co over Fe-Co/SiO2 bimetallic catalysts on their catalytic performance for Fischer-Tropsch synthesis

The Fe-Co/SiO2 bimetallic catalysts with different ratios of Fe to Co were prepared by aqueous incipient wetness impregnation. The catalysts of 10%Fe:0%Co/SiO2, 10%Fe:6%Co/SiO2, 10%Fe:2%Co/SiO2, 10%Fe: 10%Co/SiO2, 6%Fe: 10%Co/SiO2, 2%Fe: 10%Co/SiO2 and 0%Fe: 10%Co/SiO2 by mass were tested in a fixed reactor by the Fischer-Tropsch synthesis. Activity and hydrocarbon distribution were found to be determined by the ratio of iron to cobalt of the catalysts. Higher iron content inhibited the activity, whereas higher cobalt content enhanced the activity of the Fe-Co/SiO2 catalysts. On the other hand, for the catalysts of 10%Fe:6%Co/SiO2, 10%Fe: 10%Co/SiO2, 6%Fe: 10%Co/SiO2, and 2%Fe: 10%Co/SiO2, the total C2-C4 fraction increased (from 10.65% to 26.78%) and C5+ fraction decreased (from 75.75% to 57.63%) at 523 K. Temperature programmed reduction revealed that the addition of cobalt enhanced the reducibility of the Fe-Co/SiO2 catalyst. Metal oxides were present in those catalysts as shown by XRD. The Fe-Co alloy phase was found in the 2%Fe: 10%Co/SiO2, 6%Fe: 10%Co/SiO2, 10%Fe:10%Co/SiO2, 10%Fe:6%Co/SiO2 catalysts and their crystals were perfect.     

Effects of the ratio of Fe to Co over Fe-CO/SiO2 bimetallic catalysts on their catalytic performance for Fischer-Tropsch synthesis

The Fe-Co/SiO2 bimetallic catalysts with different ratios of Fe to Co were prepared by aqueous incipient wetness impregnation. The catalysts of 10%Fe:0%Co/SiO2, 10%Fe:6%Co/SiO2, 10%Fe:2%Co/SiO2, 10%Fe:10%Co/SiO2, 6%Fe:10%Co/SiO2, 2%Fe:10%Co/SiO2 and 0%Fe: 10%Co/SiO2 by mass were tested in a fixed reactor by the Fischer-Tropsch synthesis. Activity and hydrocarbon distribution were found to be determined by the ratio of iron to cobalt of the catalysts. Higher iron content inhibited the activity, whereas higher cobalt content enhanced the activity of the Fe:Co/SiO2 catalysts. On the other hand, for the catalysts of 10%Fe:6%Co/SiO2, 10%Fe:10%Co/SiO2, 6%Fe:10%Co/SiO2, and 2%Fe:10%Co/SiO2, the total C2–C4 fraction increased (from 10.65% to 26.78%) and C5+ fraction decreased (from 75.75% to 57.63%) at 523 K. Temperature programmed reduction revealed that the addition of cobalt enhanced the reducibility of the Fe:Co/SiO2 catalyst. Metal oxides were present in those catalysts as shown by XRD. The Fe-Co alloy phase was found in the 2%Fe:10%Co/SiO2, 6%Fe:10%Co/SiO2, 10%Fe:10%Co/SiO2, 10%Fe:6%Co/SiO2 catalysts and their crystals were perfect.     

Cu助剂对聚乙烯醇辅助沉淀铁催化剂费托合成反应性能的影响

通过共沉淀法或聚乙烯醇（PVA）辅助共沉淀法分别制备了Fe₂O₃和FeCu催化剂,结合BET、XRD、SEM、H₂-TPR等表征手段,研究了Cu助剂对PVA辅助的沉淀铁催化剂的织构性质、物相结构、形貌特征、还原行为以及F-T合成反应性能的影响。结果表明,Cu助剂的加入增大了铁基催化剂中α-Fe₂O₃的晶粒,减小了催化剂的BET比表面积和孔容,增大了孔径;改变了铁基催化剂的形貌;促进了铁基催化剂在H₂中的还原。反应过程中,在催化剂中只添加Cu助剂时,有利于提高催化剂的反应活性,而当同时加入Cu助剂和PVA时,由于Cu助剂与PVA较强的相互作用,反而降低了催化剂的反应活性,且催化剂的选择性向轻质烃方向偏移。     

Effect of reaction conditions and kinetic study on the Fischer-Tropsch synthesis over fused Co-Ni /Al_2O_3 catalyst

Co-Ni/Al2O3catalyst was prepared by the fusion method and used in Fischer-Tropsch synthesis(FTS).The catalysts were characterized by means of nitrogen sorption and scanning electron microscopy.The effect of some reaction conditions such as temperature,pressure and H2/CO feed ratio on the catalytic performance of Co-Ni/Al2O3in CO hydrogenation was investigated in a fixed-bed reactor.The results indicate that the optimum reaction conditions are 250℃,0.3 MPa,H2/CO feed ratio of 2.0,and GHSV of 3 000 h-1.Kinetically,the reaction rate was correlated with the Langmuir-Hinshelwood-Hougen-Watson type models.The activation energy for the best fitted model is 88.41 kJ/mol,suggesting that the intra-particle mass transport is not significant.