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 …

Higher alcohols are important compounds with widespread applications in the chemical,
pharmaceutical and energy sectors. Currently, they are mainly produced by sugar …

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 …

Cobalt-based catalysts have been widely used for Fischer–Tropsch synthesis (FTS) in
industry; however, achieving rational catalyst design at the atomic level and thereby a higher …

The mechanistic steps that underlie the formation of higher hydrocarbons in catalytic carbon
monoxide (CO) hydrogenation at atmospheric pressure over cobalt-based catalysts (Fischer …

The increasing availability of quantum-chemical data on surface reaction intermediates
invites one to revisit unresolved mechanistic issues in heterogeneous catalysis. One such …

Density functional theory (DFT) and infrared spectroscopy results are combined with
mechanism-based rate equations to assess the structure and thermodynamics of …

Abstract The Fischer–Tropsch synthesis represents a time-tested and fully proven
technology for the conversion of synthesis gas (CO+ H2) into paraffins, olefins, and …

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 …

The Fischer–Tropsch technology has allowed, since its emergence a century ago, the
production of stable liquid fuels from different raw materials in different geographic scenarios …