Silica-supported iron nitride in Fischer-Tropsch reactions: II. Comparison of the promotion effects of potassium and nitrogen on activity and selectivity
Silica-supported iron nitride in Fischer-Tropsch reactions: II. Comparison of the promotion effects of potassium and nitrogen on activity and selectivity
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DOI:
10.1016/0021-9517(85)90338-0
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发表时间:
1985-02
影响因子:
7.3
通讯作者:
E. B. Yeh;L. Schwartz;J. Butt
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作者:
E. B. Yeh;L. Schwartz;J. Butt
The performance of silica-supported iron catalysts promoted by potassium and nitrogen has been studied for the conversion of CO to hydrocarbons. Reactions were investigated at 250 °C and at 1, 7.8, and 14 atm in a differential conversion range of less than 6%. Significant differences exist in the behavior of these supported catalysts in comparison to prior studies of fused or precipitated materials. It was found that an unpromoted Fe-carbide catalyst was more active at lower pressures and less active at higher pressures than the nitrided catalyst. Moreover, it was found that potassium-promoted catalysts were less active than catalysts without potassium. Both Fe-nitride and potassium-promoted catalysts showed higher olefin selectivities, higher water-gas shift activity, lower alcohol yields, and larger proportions of higher molecular weight products than their unpromoted counterparts. The product distribution parameters are presented for all catalysts at different pressures and conversion levels. The significance of the incorporation of alcohols into the distribution plot is discussed and a mechanism for alcohol formation is proposed. The effect of nitrogen on the catalytic reaction is discussed in terms of a donor model theory in which nitrogen atoms donate electrons to the irondband. From the product distribution of the supported Fe-nitride and potassium-promoted catalysts, it is concluded that nitrogen and potassium have a similar promoting function on the Fischer-Tropsch reactions and further that an additive effect is observed for Fe-K-nitride catalysts.