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Intrinsic support effects on the catalytic performances during Fischer–Tropsch synthesis over well-defined uniform pore-structure Fe-based catalysts

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A series of well-defined and uniform pore-structure (WDUPS) supports with almost identical pore structure, but different surface chemical properties were obtained. Such an approach allows the efficient elimination of the pore structure effect that could not be achieved in the case of conventional supports. Fe was introduced into the as-prepared WDUPS supports by incipient wetness impregnation to obtain WDUPS Fe-based catalysts for investigating the support effects on Fischer–Tropsch synthesis. Based on the reaction results, the Fe2O3 supported on the WDUPS SiO2 exhibited the highest CO conversion and C2-4 olefins selectivities. The other three WDUPS catalysts, whose supports were WDUPS Al2O3, TiO2, and ZrO2, were a favor to form C5+ hydrocarbons during Fischer–Tropsch synthesis. The highest C5+ hydrocarbons selectivity could be obtained over the Fe-based WDUPS catalyst using WDUPS Al2O3 as support. It was proposed that the support effects on the catalytic behaviors obtained in this research work are more reliable than those obtained before by using conventional supports with vague tortuosity and a wide range of pore-size distribution.

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This work was supported by the Natural Science Foundation of Fujian Province (Nos. 2018J05014, 2019J01265) and Science Foundation of the Education Department of Fujian Province (No. JT180085).

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    Xi-xi Song, Qin-hui Zhang, Jin-yu Xu, Xin-ye Qi & Ai-cheng Chen

  2. Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Advanced Materials Oriented Chemical Engineering, College of Chemistry and Materials Science , Fujian Normal University, Fuzhou, 350007, People’s Republic of China

    Xi-xi Song, Qin-hui Zhang, Jin-yu Xu, Xin-ye Qi & Ai-cheng Chen

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Song, Xx., Zhang, Qh., Xu, Jy. et al. Intrinsic support effects on the catalytic performances during Fischer–Tropsch synthesis over well-defined uniform pore-structure Fe-based catalysts. Reac Kinet Mech Cat 133, 983–996 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11144-021-02036-2

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