Warringham, R., Davidson, A. L., Webb, P. B., Tooze, R. P., Ewings, R. A., Parker, S. F. and Lennon, D. (2019) Examining the temporal behavior of the hydrocarbonaceous overlayer on an iron based Fischer Tropsch catalyst. RSC Advances, 9(5), pp. 2608-2617. (doi: 10.1039/C8RA09731C)
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Abstract
In order to examine fundamental processes connected with the use of an unpromoted iron based Fischer–Tropsch synthesis (FTS) catalyst, model studies examining the temporal formation of hydrocarbonaceous species that form over the catalyst are undertaken using a combination of temperature-programmed oxidation, powder X-ray diffraction, Raman scattering, transmission electron microscopy and inelastic neutron scattering (INS). Catalyst samples were exposed to ambient pressure CO hydrogenation at 623 K for defined periods of time-on-stream (3, 6, 12 and 24 h) prior to analysis. INS reveals a progressive retention of hydrogenous species that is associated with the evolution of a hydrocarbonaceous overlayer, as evidenced by the presence of sp2 and sp3 hybridized C–H vibrational modes. Correlations between the formation of aliphatic and olefinic/aromatic moieties with post-reaction characterization leads to the proposal of a number of chemical transformations that, collectively, define the conditioning phase of the catalyst under the specified set of reaction conditions. A comparison between the inelastic neutron scattering spectra of the 24 h sample with that of an iron catalyst extracted from a commercial grade Fischer–Tropsch reactor validates the relevance of the experimental approach adopted.
| Item Type: | Articles |
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| Status: | Published |
| Refereed: | Yes |
| Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: | Warringham, Mr Robbie and Davidson, Dr Alisha and Lennon, Professor David |
| Authors: | Warringham, R., Davidson, A. L., Webb, P. B., Tooze, R. P., Ewings, R. A., Parker, S. F., and Lennon, D. |
| College/School: | College of Science and Engineering > School of Chemistry |
| Journal Name: | RSC Advances |
| Publisher: | Royal Society of Chemistry |
| ISSN: | 2046-2069 |
| ISSN (Online): | 2046-2069 |
| Published Online: | 18 January 2019 |
| Copyright Holders: | Copyright © 2019 The Royal Society of Chemistry |
| First Published: | First published in RSC Advances 9(5): 2608-2617 |
| Publisher Policy: | Reproduced under a Creative Commons License |
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