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Effect of Template Existence on the Textural Properties of Iron-based Catalyst for Fischer Tropsch Reaction

  • Sirikulbodee, Papahtsara (Department of Industrial Chemistry, King Mongkut's University of Technology North Bangkok) ;
  • Tungkamani, Sabaithip (Department of Industrial Chemistry, King Mongkut's University of Technology North Bangkok) ;
  • Phongksorn, Monrudee (Department of Industrial Chemistry, King Mongkut's University of Technology North Bangkok) ;
  • Ratana, Tanakorn (Department of Industrial Chemistry, King Mongkut's University of Technology North Bangkok) ;
  • Sornchamni, Thana (PTT Public Company Limited)
  • Received : 2015.06.18
  • Accepted : 2015.07.28
  • Published : 2015.08.31

Abstract

Fischer Tropsch reaction is one of the interesting topic for renewable and clean energy. Polymerization of carbon monoxide or carbon dioxide with hydrogen over metal supported catalyst can produce long chain hydrocarbons. Synthetic liquid hydrocarbons are promising alternative to fossil fuels. This research work has been focused on the synthesis of Fe based catalyst for Fischer Tropsch reaction. Mesoporous silica (MS) support prepared by a precipitation method using two different washing solution, distilled water (DW) and acid in ethanol solution (ET), and different calcination temperature. Then, Fe/MS was prepared by an incipient wetness impregnation method. All of samples were systematically characterized using various physical and chemical techniques. TEM and XRD analysis were used to ensure that the cubic Ia3d mesostructure is stable after calcination. FTIR spectra are useful to ascertain the existence of template in the support. TPR studies were also used to understand the nature of Fe species and their reducibility. The results reveal that washing the support with distilled water and calcination at $550^{\circ}C$ can efficiently remove the triblock copolymer templates. The existence of template in the support affects the textural properties of all catalyst investigated.

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