Fischer–Tropsch synthesis of liquid hydrocarbons over mesoporous SBA-15 supported cobalt catalysts

The influence of cobalt loading (10–30 wt% Co) and pore size of SBA-15 support on the physico-chemical and catalytic performance of mesoporous Co/SBA-15 catalysts for the Fischer–Tropsch synthesis (FTS) reaction (T = 245 °C, P = 290 psig, H2/CO = 2, and GHSV = 2000 h−1) has been investigated. Catalysts were characterized by N2 adsorption–desorption, X-ray diffraction (XRD), electron microscopy, and temperature-programmed reduction (TPR). The dispersion of Co/SBA-15 decreased and the extent of cobalt reduction increased with increasing either the cobalt loading or pore size of SBA-15. A maximum CO conversion was found for the sample with 20 wt% Co loading. More methane and less C5+ hydrocarbons were produced over less reducible 10 wt% Co loaded sample. The 20Co/SBA-15 catalysts with larger pores led to larger cobalt crystallite size, lower dispersion and higher reducibility. CO conversion increased with the increase of pore size in the range studied. The 20Co/SBA-15 catalysts with larger cobalt crystallite size showed higher C5+ selectivity for the FTS. Finally, at comparable Co loading, CO conversion of Co/SBA-15 catalysts were to be about 2 times greater than a Co/SiO2 sample, with only a minor difference in product selectivity.

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