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Direct production of light olefins from syngas over a carbon nanotube confined iron catalyst

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Iron particles confined in carbon nanotube (CNT) channels have been used as a catalyst for the direct conversion of syngas to light olefins. Compared with iron catalysts supported on other materials such as Silica-1, SBA-15 and carbon black, the CNT-confined catalyst exhibits a higher CO conversion and selectivity to the light olefins. This can be attributed to the CNT channels, which provide a unique confinement environment for iron particles.

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  1. State Key Laboratory of Catalysis, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian, 116023, China

    ChuanFu Wang, XiuLian Pan & XinHe Bao

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Wang, C., Pan, X. & Bao, X. Direct production of light olefins from syngas over a carbon nanotube confined iron catalyst. Chin. Sci. Bull. 55, 1117–1119 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11434-010-0076-8

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