Molecular views on Fischer–Tropsch synthesis

KT Rommens, M Saeys - Chemical Reviews, 2023 - ACS Publications
For nearly a century, the Fischer–Tropsch (FT) reaction has been subject of intense debate.
Various molecular views on the active sites and on the reaction mechanism have been …

An overview of Fischer-Tropsch Synthesis: XtL processes, catalysts and reactors

M Martinelli, MK Gnanamani, S LeViness… - Applied Catalysis A …, 2020 - Elsevier
This review is divided into three main sections. The first section of this overview examines in
detail recent techno-economic analyses on the utilization of biomass as a source of syngas …

Development of Tandem Catalysts for CO2 Hydrogenation to Olefins

Z Ma, MD Porosoff - ACS Catalysis, 2019 - ACS Publications
The utilization of CO2 as a carbon source for synthesis of value-added chemicals and fuels,
particularly light olefins, is one of the most attractive routes to convert CO2 as part of a large …

Hydrogenation of CO2 to Methanol by Pt Nanoparticles Encapsulated in UiO-67: Deciphering the Role of the Metal–Organic Framework

ES Gutterød, A Lazzarini, T Fjermestad… - Journal of the …, 2019 - ACS Publications
Metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) show great prospect as catalysts and catalyst support
materials. Yet, studies that address their dynamic, kinetic, and mechanistic role in target …

Hydrogenation of CO2 to methanol and CO on Cu/ZnO/Al2O3: Is there a common intermediate or not?

EL Kunkes, F Studt, F Abild-Pedersen, R Schlögl… - Journal of …, 2015 - Elsevier
H/D exchange experiments on a Cu/ZnO/Al 2 O 3 catalyst have shown that methanol
synthesis and RWGS display a strong thermodynamic isotope effect, which is attributed to …

On the effect of coverage-dependent adsorbate–adsorbate interactions for CO methanation on transition metal surfaces

AC Lausche, AJ Medford, TS Khan, Y Xu, T Bligaard… - Journal of catalysis, 2013 - Elsevier
Heterogeneously catalyzed reactions involving the dissociation of strongly bonded
molecules typically need quite reactive catalysts with high coverages of intermediate …

Size-dependent dissociation of carbon monoxide on cobalt nanoparticles

A Tuxen, S Carenco, M Chintapalli… - Journal of the …, 2013 - ACS Publications
In situ soft X-ray absorption spectroscopy (XAS) was employed to study the adsorption and
dissociation of carbon monoxide molecules on cobalt nanoparticles with sizes ranging from …

Activity and selectivity trends in synthesis gas conversion to higher alcohols

AJ Medford, AC Lausche, F Abild-Pedersen, B Temel… - Topics in catalysis, 2014 - Springer
Production of higher alcohols directly from synthesis gas is an attractive chemical process
due to the high value of alcohols as fuel blends and the numerous possibilities for …

Fischer–Tropsch: product selectivity–the fingerprint of synthetic fuels

WD Shafer, MK Gnanamani, UM Graham, J Yang… - Catalysts, 2019 - mdpi.com
The bulk of the products that were synthesized from Fischer–Tropsch synthesis (FTS) is a
wide range (C1–C70+) of hydrocarbons, primarily straight-chained paraffins. Additional …

Mechanistic role of water on the rate and selectivity of Fischer–Tropsch synthesis on ruthenium catalysts

DD Hibbitts, BT Loveless, M Neurock… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Ru and Co catalyze Fischer–Tropsch synthesis (FTS) with high rates and C5+ selectivities
using stoichiometric synthesis gas and provide the preferred route to liquid fuels and …