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Catalytic performance of KL zeolite-supported iron and cobalt catalysts for the Fischer–Tropsch synthesis

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In this work, Fe and Co were introduced into a KL zeolite support by incipient wetness impregnation to obtain catalysts for the Fischer–Tropsch synthesis (FTS). The samples were analyzed by several techniques including atomic absorption spectroscopy (AAS), N2 adsorption, X-ray diffraction (XRD), H2-temperature programmed reduction (TPR) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). The catalytic performance for the FTS was tested with a fixed bed reactor. The particle size distribution of the samples was estimated by TEM microphotographs and showed that the diameters of the iron and cobalt particles were ~ 6 nm and 8–20 nm, respectively. The catalyst with the higher percentage of iron promoted the highest CO conversion, and the distribution of the products was shifted to light fractions. The iron-based catalysts were more active than cobalt in the CO conversion, but the latter yielded a higher content of hydrocarbons with 5 and more carbons.

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The authors gratefully acknowledge NUCAT from COPPE/UFRJ to the technical support.

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  1. Departamento de Engenharia Química e Petróleo, Universidade Federal Fluminense, Niterói, RJ, Brazil

    L. F. F. P. G. Bragança

  2. Departamento de Química, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro, Rua Marquês de São Vicente 225, Rio De Janeiro, RJ, 22453-900, Brazil

    J. F. da Silva & M. I. Pais da Silva

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da Silva, J.F., Bragança, L.F.F.P.G. & da Silva, M.I.P. Catalytic performance of KL zeolite-supported iron and cobalt catalysts for the Fischer–Tropsch synthesis. Reac Kinet Mech Cat 124, 563–574 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11144-018-1388-y

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