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How do the preparation methods impact the kinetic parameters of the two Co/Ni/Al2O3 nanocatalysts in Fischer–Tropsch process?

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The influence of the preparation methods on the kinetics of Fischer–Tropsch (FT) synthesis in a fixed-bed reactor is investigated by kinetic tests employing two 80 %Co/20 %Ni/Al2O3 catalysts prepared through: (a) co-gelling support and cobalt, as well as nickel (SG), and (b) impregnating cobalt and nickel with sol–gel derived support (IM-SG). The kinetics for both the catalysts is developed on the basis of Langmuir–Hinshelwood–Hougen–Watson (LHHW) type models at the same range: T = 200–250 °C, P = 1–10 bar, gas hourly space velocity (GHSV) = 4200 h−1 and H2/CO mole ratio of 1/1–3/1. According to the enolic and carbide mechanisms, eight kinetic expressions of the CO consumption rate have been tested. The achieved best fitted model is subject to a good correlation between experimental and theoretical data; and the kinetic parameters are estimated by the use of Levenberg–Marquardt algorithm. Kinetic parameters such as rate constant (k) and activation energy (E a) suggest that the preparation method remarkably impact the FT behavior. The IM-SG sample was selected as the better catalyst due to a higher reaction rate and less activation energy comparing with the SG catalyst.

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The authors gratefully thank the University of Sistan and Baluchestan (USB) for the financial supports.

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    Paria Nikparsa & Ali Akbar Mirzaei

  2. Department of Chemical engineering, University of Sistan and Baluchestan, PO BOX 98164, Zahedan, Iran

    Hossein Atashi

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Nikparsa, P., Mirzaei, A.A. & Atashi, H. How do the preparation methods impact the kinetic parameters of the two Co/Ni/Al2O3 nanocatalysts in Fischer–Tropsch process?. Monatsh Chem 146, 1935–1947 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00706-015-1506-8

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