Abstract:
A series of supported Cu-Fe catalysts with different oxides (ZnO, ZrO
2, TiO
2, SiO
2, MgO, Al
2O
3) as support were prepared by co-impregnation method, and were characterized by XRD, N
2-adsorption, H
2-TPR and CO-TPD. Their catalytic performances for the synthesis of higher alcohols through CO hydrogenation were investigated in a continuous flow fixed bed micro-reactor at 250℃ under 3 MPa with the space velocity of 6 000 mL/(g·h). The results indicated that SiO
2 supported Cu-Fe catalyst (Cu-Fe/SiO
2) possessed high CuO dispersion which could be easily reduced at low temperatures, and had strong capability for CO adsorption, therefore, exhibited both higher CO conversion and higher selectivity to higher alcohols.