Synthesis of High-qulailty Vehicle Fuel by Nanostructured Catalysts via BTL Process at Low Pressure

2014 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 24560950
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Catalyst/Resource chemical process
• Research Institution: The University of Kitakyushu
• Principal Investigator: LI XIAOHONH 北九州市立大学, 国際環境工学部, 教授 (30326459)
• Project Period (FY): 2012-04-01 – 2015-03-31
• Keywords: ＢＴＬ / ナノ構造触媒 / ＦＴ合成 / 触媒設計 / プロセス設計

Outline of Final Research Achievements

The effects of metal species in a Fe-based catalyst on structural properties were investigated through the synthesis of Fe-based catalysts containing various metal species such as Mn, Zr and Ce. The addition of the metal species to the Fe-based catalyst resulted in high dispersions of the Fe species and high surface areas due to the formation of mesoporous voids about 2-4 nm surrounded by the catalyst particles. The metal-added Fe-based catalysts were employed together with Co-loaded beta zeolite for the synthesis of hydrocarbons from syngas with a lower H2/CO ratio of 1 than the stoichiometric H2/CO ratio of 2 for the Fischer-Tropsch synthesis (FTS). Among the catalysts, the Mn-added Fe-based catalyst exhibited a high activity for the water-gas shift (WGS) reaction with a comparative durability, leading to the enhancement of the CO hydrogenation in the FTS in comparison with Co-loaded beta zeolite alone.

Free Research Field

触媒化学