Highly efficient polyoxometalate-based catalysts for clean-gasoline synthesis

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

1-1-2015

Department

Department of Materials Science and Engineering

Abstract

Poor selectivity for gasoline products is a critical issue for the Fischer-Tropsch synthesis (FTS). Herein, we report that the introduction of a polyoxometalate Cs2.5H0.5PW12O40 (CsPW) into a conventional FTS catalyst (Co/Al2O3) can create a highly efficient bifunctional catalyst, leading to 118% increase in the selectivity of gasoline. Furthermore, it was found that such a significant improvement is due to the effective hydrocracking of heavier hydrocarbon products at CsPW sites.

Publisher's Statement

© The Royal Society of Chemistry 2015. Publisher’s version of record: https://doi.org/10.1039/c5ta05344g

Publication Title

Journal of Materials Chemistry A

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