Effect of potassium on GO-modified large Fe<sub>3</sub>O<sub>4</sub> microspheres for the production of α-olefins

LI Yu-feng; YANG Peng-ju; JIANG Feng; LIU Bing; XU Yue-bing; LIU Xiao-hao

doi:10.1016/S1872-5813(21)60063-4

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LI Yu-feng, YANG Peng-ju, JIANG Feng, LIU Bing, XU Yue-bing, LIU Xiao-hao. Effect of potassium on GO-modified large Fe3O4 microspheres for the production of α-olefins[J]. Journal of Fuel Chemistry and Technology, 2021, 49(7): 933-944. doi: 10.1016/S1872-5813(21)60063-4

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LI Yu-feng, YANG Peng-ju, JIANG Feng, LIU Bing, XU Yue-bing, LIU Xiao-hao. Effect of potassium on GO-modified large Fe₃O₄ microspheres for the production of α-olefins[J]. Journal of Fuel Chemistry and Technology, 2021, 49(7): 933-944. doi: 10.1016/S1872-5813(21)60063-4

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Effect of potassium on GO-modified large Fe₃O₄ microspheres for the production of α-olefins

doi: 10.1016/S1872-5813(21)60063-4

School of Chemical and Material Engineering, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China

Received Date: 2020-12-28
Rev Recd Date: 2021-02-28

Available Online: 2021-03-18

Publish Date: 2021-07-15

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Despite that iron-based catalysts are preferred for the high selectivity to value-added α-olefins via Fischer-Tropsch synthesis (FTS) reaction, the carbon deposition leads to deactivate catalyst more readily and CO₂ selectivity as high as ~50% leads to low carbon efficiency. Herein, we developed an innovative approach to fabricate iron-based catalysts to deal with this issue. In detail, Fe₃O₄ microspheres with an average particle size of ~580 nm were prepared via hydrothermal method and mixed with GO. The GO modification can effectively inhibit the sintering and coking of the large Fe₃O₄ microspheres (580 nm) by assisting its evolution into much smaller iron carbide nanocapsules (~9.1 nm). The obtained catalyst exhibits excellent reaction activity, stability and high α-olefin selectivity. The addition of K into Fe₃O₄ microsphere produces major ε′-Fe_2.2C about 58.9% in the evolution process and facilitates lower CO₂ emission obviously.
- Fischer-Tropsch synthesis,
- Fe₃O₄ microsphere,
- graphene oxide,
- α-olefins production,
- CO₂ emission

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