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Direct conversion of CO2 to light olefins over FeCo/XK-ϒAL2O3 (X = La, Mn, Zn) catalyst via hydrogenation reaction

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The conversion of CO2 to value-added products such as olefins is one of the suggested strategies in carbon dioxide utilization for tackling climate change. Although hydrogenation of CO and CO2 to olefins has been extensively studied, still further research is required to design more active and selective catalyst for this process. In this study, we implemented a modification strategy by using multi-metallic promoters (K-X, X: La, Mn, Zn) in the Fe-Co/ϒ-Al2O3 network to develop more efficient catalyst formulations for olefin synthesis from CO2 hydrogenation. X-ray diffraction, N2-physisorption, hydrogen temperature-programmed reduction, NH3-temperature-programmed desorption, thermogravimetric analysis and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy were performed to study the physicochemical properties of the synthesized catalysts. The results indicate that the application of assistant promoters influences the catalyst reducibility and surface structure and also changes the product distribution. The addition of La and Mn improves slightly the electron density of iron species and suppresses H2 adsorption and hence shifted the observed product selectivity toward olefins and suppressed methane formation. Moreover, the presence of Zn facilitates the reduction properties and increases the H2 consumption and therefore, led to higher methane formation of 44.9% in comparison to the catalysts using La and Mn. The inclusion of assistant promoters reduced the conversion of CO2 from 30% (FeCo-K) to 22% and enhanced the olefins selectivity.

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Abbreviations

g:

Gram

RWGS:

Reverse water gas shift

h:

Hour

FT:

Fischer–Tropsch

T:

Temperature

BET:

Brunauer–Emmett–Teller

P:

Pressure

BJH:

Barrett-Joyner-Halenda

GHSV:

Gas hourly space velocity

BE:

Binding energy

WHSV:

Weight hourly space velocity

XPS:

X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy

F:

Total flow rate (mol/s)

NH3-TPD:

NH3-temperature-programmed desorption

In:

Inlet gas stream to the reactor

H2-TPR:

Hydrogen temperature-programmed reduction

Out:

Outlet stream gas stream from the reactor

TCD:

Thermal conductivity detectors

i:

Index for number of carbon atoms

FID:

Flame ionization detector

S:

Selectivity

XRD:

X-ray diffraction

XCO2 :

CO2 conversion

TGA:

Thermogravimetric analysis

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This work was supported by Tarbiat Modares University, Chemistry & Chemical Engineering Research Center of Iran, Research Institute of Petroleum Industry, Gas Research Division, Tehran, Iran, and Technical university of Berlin, Germany, that are thankfully acknowledged.

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    Najmeh Bashiri & Mohammad Reza Omidkhah

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Bashiri, N., Omidkhah, M.R. & Godini, H.R. Direct conversion of CO2 to light olefins over FeCo/XK-ϒAL2O3 (X = La, Mn, Zn) catalyst via hydrogenation reaction. Res Chem Intermed 47, 5267–5289 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11164-021-04562-z

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