%O cited By 1; Conference of 2013 International Conference on Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, NANO-SciTech 2013 ; Conference Date: 1 March 2013 Through 4 March 2013; Conference Code:101772
%J Advanced Materials Research
%L scholars4443
%D 2014
%R 10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.832.15
%X Iron-based nanocatalyst was prepared via impregnation method on SiO2 support. The effects of promoters, namely, K and Cu, on the physical properties and catalytic performance in FTS have been investigated. The FTS performance of the synthesized nanocatalysts was examined in a fixed-bed microreactor at temperature of 523K, atmospheric pressure, 1.5 reactant ratio (H2/CO) and space velocity of 3L/g-cat.h. In FTS reaction, Cu promoter resulted in a lower CO conversion and C5+ hydrocarbons selectivity but higher selectivity to the lighter hydrocarbons (C1- C4) compared to those obtained using the K promoter. Higher CO conversion (28.9) and C5+ hydrocarbons selectivity (54.4) were obtained using K as a promoter compared to that of Cu promoter. However, the K-promoted nanocatalyst resulted in a lower CO conversion but higher selectivity of the heavy hydrocarbons (C5+) compared to those obtained using the un-promoted nanocatalyst. © (2014) Trans Tech Publications, Switzerland.
%K Catalytic performance; CO conversion; Heavy hydrocarbons; Impregnation methods; Nano-catalyst; Potassium promoters; Reactant ratios; Space velocities, Atmospheric pressure; Hydrocarbons; Nanoscience, Fischer-Tropsch synthesis
%P 15-20
%T Effects of Cu and K promoters on the catalytic performance of ironbased nanocatalyst for Fischer-Tropsch synthesis
%V 832
%A S.F.H. Tasfy
%A N.A. Mohd Zabidi
%A D. Subbarao
%C Shah Alam, Selangor