Studying the selectivity control of promoted FTS catalysts using infra-red techniques

催化是多个行业的关键技术，将在实现净零雄心方面发挥关键作用。2020年，英国石油公司制定了到2050年或更早成为净零公司的目标，并帮助世界实现净零。这个EPSRC/BP资助的iCASE博士学位旨在研究将废物/生物质或二氧化碳转化为超清洁燃料的费托(FT)技术。这一过程已经证明，它可以在填埋过程中减少80%的排放，最近通过外部评估被认可为推进低碳(ALC)。Fulcrum Sierra工厂将于2022年开始将废物转化为燃料，这对技术开发来说既是令人兴奋的，也是关键的时刻。具体地说，这项研究将利用原位表面红外光谱和结构技术来了解一系列FT催化剂的表面形态、活性中心和结构-活性/选择性关系。

Catalysis is a key technology for multiple industries and will play a critical role to achieve net zero ambitions. In 2020 bp set a goal of being a net zero company by 2050 or sooner and helping the world get to net zero. This EPSRC/bp funded iCASE PhD aims to investigate Fischer-Tropsch (FT) technology for the conversion of waste/biomass or CO2 into ultra clean fuels. This processes has demonstrated that it can achieve a reduction in emissions of 80% emission over landfilling, and was recently accredited with Advancing Low Carbon (ALC) through external assessments. The Fulcrum Sierra plant will start up in 2022 for waste to fuels conversion and this is both an exciting and critical time for the technology development. Specifically this research will utilise in-situ surface infrared spectroscopy and structural techniques to understand the surface speciation, the active site and structure-activity/selectivity relationships for a range of FT catalysts.