Regular Article
Fischer–Tropsch synthesis over Pd promoted cobalt based mesoporous supported catalyst
1
Gasification, catalysis and CTL Research Group, CSIR – Central Institute of Mining and Fuel Research (Digwadih), PO: FRI, Dhanbad, 828108 Jharkhand, India
2
Department of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Indian Institute of Technology (BHU), Varanasi 221005, India
* Corresponding author: sudip_maity@yahoo.com
Received:
1
May
2020
Accepted:
19
January
2021
The present study focuses on the catalytic conversion of syngas (CO + H2) through Fischer–Tropsch (FT) route using two identically prepared 0.1 wt.% palladium promoted Mesoporous Alumina (MA) and SBA–15 supported Co (15 wt.%) catalysts. The Fischer–Tropsch activity is performed in a fixed bed tubular reactor at temperature 220 °C and pressure 30 bar with H2/CO ratio ~2 having Gas Hourly Space Velocity (GHSV) of 500 h−1. Detail characterizations of the catalysts are carried out using different analytical techniques like N2 adsorption-desorption, Temperature-programmed reduction with hydrogen (H2-TPR), Temperature-programmed desorption with NH3 (NH3-TPD), X-Ray Diffraction (XRD), and Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM). The results show that the SBA–15 supported catalyst exhibits higher C6–C12 selectivity (57.5%), and MA supported catalyst facilitates the formation of higher hydrocarbons (C13–C20) having a selectivity of 46.7%. This study attributes the use of both the support materials for the production of liquid hydrocarbons through FT synthesis.
© P.K. Gupta et al., published by IFP Energies nouvelles, 2021
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