简介：Carbonnanotube(CNT)-supportedRunanoparticleswithmeansizesrangingfrom2.3to9.2nmwerepreparedbydifferentpost-treatmentsandstudiedforFischer-Tropsch(FT)synthesis.TheeffectsofRuparticlesizeoncatalyticbehaviorswereinvestigatedatbothshorterandlongercontacttimes.Atshortercontacttime,wherethesecondaryreactionswereinsignificant,theturnoverfrequency(TOF)forCOconversionwasdependentonthemeansizeofRuparticles;TOFincreasedwiththemeansizeofRuparticlesfrom2.3to6.3nmandthendecreasedslightly.Atthesametime,theselectivitiestoC5+hydrocarbonsincreasedgraduallywiththemeansizeofRuparticlesupto6.3nmandthenkeptalmostunchangedwithafurtherincreaseinRuparticlesize.Atlongercontacttime,C10-C20selectivityincreasedsignificantlyattheexpenseofC21+selectivity,suggestingtheoccurrenceoftheselectivehydrocrackingofC21+toC10-C20hydrocarbons.

简介：Bimetalliccobalt-rutheniumnanocatalystssupportedoncarbonnanotubes(CNTs)arepreparedusingmicroemultiontechniquewithwater-to-surfactantratiosof0.5—1.5.ThenanocatalystswereextensivelycharacterizedbydifferentmethodsandtheiractivityandselectivityinFischer-Tropschsynthesis(FTS)havebeenassessedinafixed-bedmicroreactor.Thephysicochemicalpropertiesandperformanceofthenanocatalystswerecomparedwiththecatalystpreparedbyimpregnationmethod.Verynarrowparticlesizedistributionhasbeenproducedbythemicroemulsiontechniqueatrelativelyhighloadingsofactivemetals(15wt%Coand1wt%Ru).AccordingtoTEMimages,smallCoparticles(2—7nm)weremostlyconfinedinsidetheCNTs.Comparingwiththecatalystpreparedbyimpregnation,theuseofmicroemulsiontechniquewithwatertosurfactantratioof0.5decreasedtheaveragecobaltoxideparticlesizeto4.8nm,thedispersionwasalmostdoubledandthereductionincreasedby28%.Activityandselectivitywerefoundtobedependentonthecatalystpreparationmethodandwater-to-surfactantratio(aswellascobaltparticlesizes).COconversionincreasedfrom59.1%to75.1%andtheFTSrateincreasedfrom0.291to0.372gHC/(gcath).C5+liquidhydrocarbonsselectivitydecreasedfrom92.4%to87.6%.

简介：Aseriesof3wt%Ruembeddedonorderedmesoporouscarbon(OMC)catalystswithdifferentporesizeswerepreparedbyautoreductionbetweenrutheniumprecursorsandcarbonsourcesat1123K.RunanoparticleswereembeddedonthecarbonwallsofOMC.CharacterizationtechnologiesincludingpowerX-raydiffraction(XRD),nitrogenadsorption-desorption,transmissionelectronmicroscopy(TEM),andhydrogentemperature-programmedreduction(H2-TPR)wereusedtoscrutinizethecatalysts.ThecatalystactivityforFischer-Tropschsynthesis(FTS)wasmeasuredinafixedbedreactor.Itwasrevealedthat3wt%Ru-OMCcatalystsexhibitedhighlyorderedmesoporousstructureandlargesurfacearea.Comparedwiththecatalystswithsmallerpores,thecatalystswithlargerporeswereinclinedtoformlargerRuparticles.These3wt%Ru-OMCcatalystswithdifferentporesizesweremorestablethan3wt%Ru/ACcatalystduringtheFTSreactionsbecauseRuparticleswereembeddedonthecarbonwalls,suppressingparticlesaggregation,movementandoxidation.ThecatalyticactivityandC5+selectivitywerefoundtoincreasewiththeincreasingporesize,however,CH4selectivityshowedtheoppositetrend.ThesechangesmaybeexplainedintermsofthespecialenvironmentoftheactiveRusitesandthediffusionofproductsintheporesofthecatalysts,suggestingthattheactivityandhydrocarbonselectivityaremoredependentontheporesizeofOMCthanontheRuparticlesize.