Fischer-Tropsch Synthesis converts synthesis gas to long-chain hydrocarbons in the gasoline, kerosene and/or diesel range at moderate-to-high pressures and temperatures in the presence of a catalyst. Synthesis gas (syngas) is typically a mixture of carbon monoxide and hydrogen. The catalysts used consist of multiple metals on a support. Our laboratory has worked with activated carbon as the support, iron as the main metal, and Mo, K and Cu as promoters. In this talk, we systematically vary the amounts of the main metal and promoters, and the type of support. We show the effects of each of these on individual products (e.g., carbon dioxide, benzene) as well as classes of products (e.g., hydrocarbon gases, aromatics).

Fischer-Tropsch synthesis over carbon-supported iron catalysts: Effect of support type and promoter amounts

2019 Fall National Meeting

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