Abstract:
The effects of pretreatment methods (DR, R, ROR) on the microstructure of Co/SiO
2 catalysts and the activity for Fischer-Tropsch synthesis (FTS) were investigated. The pretreated catalysts were characterized by TEM, HRTEM, XRD, XPS, H
2-TPD, TG and TPR. The results showed that after the pretreatments, specific morphological of the Co species changed, forming new Co active surface species. The Co particles redispersed and the Co species was facile to be re-reduced. The Co/SiO
2 catalysts pretreated by different method showed different catalytic performance. The catalyst treated by the reduction-passivation had higher activity and C
5+ selectivity for FTS.