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Chin.J.Chem.Eng. ›› 2013, Vol. 21 ›› Issue (5): 507-519.DOI: 10.1016/S1004-9541(13)60503-0

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Preparation of Fe-Mn/K/Al2O3 Fischer-Tropsch Catalyst and Its Catalytic Kinetics for the Hydrogenation of Carbon Monoxide

F. Fazlollahi1, M. Sarkari2, H. Gharebaghi3, H. Atashi3, M. M. Zarei3, A. A. Mirzaei4, W. C. Hecker1   

  1. 1 Chemical Engineering Department, Brigham Young University, Provo UT 84602, USA;
    2 South Pars Gas Complex, Asaluyeh, Bushehr, Iran;
    3 Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Sistan & Baluchestan, P.O. Box 98164-161, Zahedan, Iran;
    4 Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Sistan & Baluchestan, P.O. Box 98135-674, Zahedan, Iran
  • Received:2011-09-20 Revised:2012-08-02 Online:2013-05-31 Published:2013-05-28

Preparation of Fe-Mn/K/Al2O3 Fischer-Tropsch Catalyst and Its Catalytic Kinetics for the Hydrogenation of Carbon Monoxide

F. Fazlollahi1, M. Sarkari2, H. Gharebaghi3, H. Atashi3, M. M. Zarei3, A. A. Mirzaei4, W. C. Hecker1   

  1. 1 Chemical Engineering Department, Brigham Young University, Provo UT 84602, USA;
    2 South Pars Gas Complex, Asaluyeh, Bushehr, Iran;
    3 Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Sistan & Baluchestan, P.O. Box 98164-161, Zahedan, Iran;
    4 Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Sistan & Baluchestan, P.O. Box 98135-674, Zahedan, Iran
  • 通讯作者: H. Atashi

Abstract: A K promoted iron-manganese catalyst was prepared by sol-gel method, and subsequently was tested for hydrogenation of carbon monoxide to light olefins. The kinetic experiments on a well-characterized Fe-Mn/K/Al2O3 catalyst were performed in a fixed-bed micro-reactor in a temperature range of 280-380 ℃, pressure range of 0.1-1.2 MPa, H2/CO feed molar ratio range of 1-2.1 and a space velocity range of 2000-7200 h-1. Considering the mechanism of the process and Langmuir-Hinshelwood-Hogan-Watson (LHHW) approach, unassisted CO dissociation and H-assisted CO dissociation mechanisms were defined. The best models were obtained using non-linear regression analysis and Levenberg-Marquardt algorithm. Consequently, 4 models were considered as the preferred models based on the carbide mechanism. Finally, a model was proposed as a best model that assumed the following kinetically relevant steps in the iron-Fischer-Tropsch (FT) synthesis: (1) CO dissociation occurred without hydrogen interaction and was not a rate-limiting step; (2) the first hydrogen addition to surface carbon was the rate-determining steps. The activation energy and adsorption enthalpy were calculated 40.0 and -30.2 kJ·mol-1, respectively.

Key words: Fischer-Tropsch synthesis, catalysis, kinetics, chemical reactors, Levenberg-Marquardt (LM) method, Langmuir-Hinshelwood-Hogan-Watson (LHHW) kinetics

摘要: A K promoted iron-manganese catalyst was prepared by sol-gel method, and subsequently was tested for hydrogenation of carbon monoxide to light olefins. The kinetic experiments on a well-characterized Fe-Mn/K/Al2O3 catalyst were performed in a fixed-bed micro-reactor in a temperature range of 280-380 ℃, pressure range of 0.1-1.2 MPa, H2/CO feed molar ratio range of 1-2.1 and a space velocity range of 2000-7200 h-1. Considering the mechanism of the process and Langmuir-Hinshelwood-Hogan-Watson (LHHW) approach, unassisted CO dissociation and H-assisted CO dissociation mechanisms were defined. The best models were obtained using non-linear regression analysis and Levenberg-Marquardt algorithm. Consequently, 4 models were considered as the preferred models based on the carbide mechanism. Finally, a model was proposed as a best model that assumed the following kinetically relevant steps in the iron-Fischer-Tropsch (FT) synthesis: (1) CO dissociation occurred without hydrogen interaction and was not a rate-limiting step; (2) the first hydrogen addition to surface carbon was the rate-determining steps. The activation energy and adsorption enthalpy were calculated 40.0 and -30.2 kJ·mol-1, respectively.

关键词: Fischer-Tropsch synthesis, catalysis, kinetics, chemical reactors, Levenberg-Marquardt (LM) method, Langmuir-Hinshelwood-Hogan-Watson (LHHW) kinetics