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Development of iron supported carbon foam catalyst for Fischer–Tropsch synthesis

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A series of iron supported carbon foam catalysts (10Fe/CF) were successfully synthesized via a facile method by impregnation to reveal the influence of a superior diffusion performance on the Fischer–Tropsch synthesis (FTS) reaction. Meanwhile, different amounts of potassium (0–1.5 wt%) were investigated on 10Fe/CF catalyst by the fixed-bed reactor and typical FTS reaction conditions (300 °C, 1.0 MPa). Various characterizations, including XRD, XPS, Raman, SEM etc. were combined to study the structure, texture, diffusion and Fe phase state. The results revealed that 10Fe/CF catalysts showed superior surface area and FTS performance after the addition of K promoter. Significantly, the addition of K facilitated the formation of C-poor iron carbides, contributing to enrich the reactivity for the syngas to light olefins.

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This work was supported by National Natural Science Foundation of P. R. China (U20B2022 and 22078006), and Bingtuan Science and Technology Program (2018BC008 and 2021DB006). This work was also supported by CNOOC.

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Huang, J., Zhu, Z., Zhang, D. et al. Development of iron supported carbon foam catalyst for Fischer–Tropsch synthesis. Reac Kinet Mech Cat 135, 2457–2473 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11144-022-02248-0

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