An Experimental Study of the Performance of Isomorphically Zirconium-Substituted Mesoporous Alumina Supported Cobalt Catalysts in Fischer-Tropsch Synthesis — Oak Academic Publishing
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An Experimental Study of the Performance of Isomorphically Zirconium-Substituted Mesoporous Alumina Supported Cobalt Catalysts in Fischer-Tropsch Synthesis
Centre for Energy (M473), The University of Western Australia, Crawley, Australia
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Centre for Energy (M473), The University of Western Australia, Crawley, Australia
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Centre for Energy (M473), The University of Western Australia, Crawley, Australia
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Centre for Energy (M473), The University of Western Australia, Crawley, Australia
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Centre for Energy (M473), The University of Western Australia, Crawley, Australia
1 Centre for Energy (M473), The University of Western Australia, Crawley, Australia
2 Centre for Energy (M473), The University of Western Australia, Crawley, Australia
3 Centre for Energy (M473), The University of Western Australia, Crawley, Australia
4 Centre for Energy (M473), The University of Western Australia, Crawley, Australia
5 Centre for Energy (M473), The University of Western Australia, Crawley, Australia
A series of mesoporous alumina (MA) supported cobalt (Co/MA) catalysts with MA isomorphically substituted by zirconium (Zr) were synthesised and evaluated for their performance in the Fischer - Tropsch synthesis. The Zr/(Zr + Al) atomic ratios varied from 1% - 15%. A zirconium-impregnated Co/MA catalyst prepared by wet impregnation with a Zr/(Zr + Al) atomic ratio of 5% was also evaluated to examine Zr incorporation’s effect method. The catalysts synthesised were characterised using N 2 adsorption-desorption, X-ray Powder Diffraction (XRD), Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM), and X-Ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy (XPS). It was found that Zr 4+ ions were incorporated into the framework of MA and kept intact up to a Zr/(Zr + Al) atomic ratio of 5%. The cobalt dispersion and reducibility were improved as the Zr/(Zr + Al) atomic ratio increased to 50%. The performance of these catalysts for Fischer - Tropsch synthesis was evaluated using a fixed bed reactor at temperature and pressure of 493 K and 20 bar, respectively. The feed syngas had an H 2 /CO ratio of 2, diluted with 10% Ar. For isomorphically Zr-substituted Co/MA, the CO conversion and selectivity of diesel (C 10 - C 20 ) increased first and then decreased with increasing the Zr/(Zr + Al) atomic ratio. The maximum 38.9% CO conversion and 34.6% diesel (C 10 - C 20 ) selectivity were obtained at Zr/(Zr + Al) atomic ratio of 5%. The isomorphic substitution method was better than the wet impregnation method in CO conversion and diesel selectivity.
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