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Porous Carbon-Supported Cobalt Catalyst for CO Hydrogenation to Gasoline Range Hydrocarbons

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Direct conversion of carbon monoxide into fuel through Fischer–Tropsch synthesis (FTS) is economically and environmentally beneficial as an alternative clean energy source. However, the activity and product selectivity need further investigation. In this work, a Co-MOF-71 (Co(1,4-BDC) (DMF)) was prepared solvothermally and pyrolyzed under nitrogen flow at low pyrolysis temperature to obtain a highly mesoporous Co@C-500 catalyst. The obtained catalyst exhibits high cobalt loading (53 wt%), high reducibility, optimum nanoparticle size (10.49 nm), and well-dispersed active sites. The catalytic activity of the catalyst was tested under different reaction conditions using a stainless steel fixed-bed reactor. The optimal performance showed a high CO conversion (82.7%), high C5+ selectivity (82.77%) with C5–C12 gasoline range hydrocarbons (71.9%), low C2–C4 selectivity (13%), and low methane selectivity (3.7%). Furthermore, the catalyst has a high C5+ yield of 68%, with the gasoline fraction (C5–C12) being the main product (59.1% yield). The catalyst shows superior FTS performance compared with other reported Co-containing catalysts, especially after being tested for more than 120 h without deactivation. Therefore, this work could contribute to the design of high-efficiency MOF-derived Co-FTS catalysts that could be used in the production of green and sustainable transportation fuel (gasoline).

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The authors thank the TICAD-7 for funding the M.Sc. degree for the first author. The Graphene Center of Excellence at EJUST provided laboratories, analyses, and materials for this study. This work was done as part of the Academy of Scientific Research and Technology (ASRT) funded research project “Green Integrated Solar Fuel Production System: Two Steps and Direct FT Synthesis Routs” (ID: 7825) and “Graphene Center for Energy and Electronic applications GCEE” project (ID: 31306) supported by the Science, Technology & Innovation Funding Authority (STDF).

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  1. Basic and Applied Science Institute, Egypt-Japan University of Science and Technology, New Borg El-Arab, 21934, Egypt

    Lawal Maradun Kabir, Mohamed Mokhtar Mohamed & Ahmed Abd El-Moneim

  2. Graphene Center of Excellence, Energy and Electronics Applications, Egypt-Japan University of Science and Technology, New Borg El-Arab, 21934, Egypt

    Lawal Maradun Kabir, Mohamed K. Albolkany & Ahmed Abd El-Moneim

  3. Department of Environmental Studies, Institute of Graduate Studies and Research, Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt

    Mohamed K. Albolkany

  4. Faculty of Science, Chemistry Department, Benha University, Benha, Egypt

    Mohamed Mokhtar Mohamed

  5. Physical Chemistry Department, National Research Centre, El-Dokki, Cairo, 12622, Egypt

    Ahmed Abd El-Moneim

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Kabir, L.M., Albolkany, M.K., Mohamed, M.M. et al. Porous Carbon-Supported Cobalt Catalyst for CO Hydrogenation to Gasoline Range Hydrocarbons. Catal Lett (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10562-023-04567-w

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