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

催化是多个行业的关键技术，将在实现净零排放目标方面发挥关键作用。2020年，bp设定了到2050年或更早成为零排放公司的目标，并帮助世界实现零排放。这个由EPSRC/bp资助的iCASE博士项目旨在研究将废物/生物质或二氧化碳转化为超清洁燃料的费托技术。这一过程已证明比堆填可减少80%的排放量，并于最近通过外部评估获得先进低碳（ALC）的认可。Fulcrum Sierra工厂将于2022年启动，用于废物转化为燃料，这是技术发展的一个激动人心和关键时刻。具体来说，本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、活性位点和结构-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.