Fe/Ru synthesized by hydrothermal deposition on hyper-crosslinked polystyrene as promising Fischer-Tropsch catalyst
In this work, Fe/Ru-catalyst supported on hyper-crosslinked polystyrene (HPS) synthesized via hydrothermal deposition was proposed for the Fischer-Tropsch synthesis (FTS) to obtain a high yield of gasoline-ranged hydrocarbons. According to the characterization results, the obtained monometallic 2%Fe-HPS catalyst contains Fe3O4 particles with a multimodal distribution (mean particle size of 11, 30, and 45 nm). The addition of Ru leads to a decrease in the particle size with a narrower distribution (ca. 5 nm). Ru was shown to serve as a nucleating agent for Fe3O4 crystalline since it has a higher affinity to the HPS surface and strongly anchors to the benzene rings of the polymer. This prevents a leaching of the active phase from the support increasing the catalyst stability. Ru addition also brings supplemental sites for CO and H-2 chemisorption resulting in 1.5-fold increased activity in FTS reaction compared to monometallic 2%Fe-HPS composite. 2%Fe-1%Ru-HPS composite showed similar to 20% higher selectivity toward the formation of C-5-C-11 alkanes at about 30% conversion of CO in comparison with monometallic one. Moreover, the branched hydrocarbons with a selectivity of approximately 17.5 mol% were observed in the FTS products in the presence of a 2%Fe-1%Ru-HPS catalyst.
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Tver State Technical University
Tver State Technical University
Tver State Technical University
Boreskov Institute of Catalysis, Siberian Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences
Tver State Technical University
Tver State Technical University
École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
2025-02-26
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