TY - JOUR
T1 - Fischer-Tropsch synthesis
T2 - Deuterium labeled ethanol tracer studies on iron catalysts
AU - Gnanamani, Muthu K.
AU - Keogh, Robert A.
AU - Shafer, Wilson D.
AU - Shi, Buchang
AU - Davis, Burtron H.
PY - 2010/9/15
Y1 - 2010/9/15
N2 - The addition of D3- and D5-ethanol during Fischer-Tropsch synthesis with a promoted iron catalyst gives results that are consistent with ethanol initiating chain growth. However, there is considerable H/D exchange in the alcohol prior to initiating chain growth so that the D/molecule ratios in the alkane and alkene products are in the range 1.3-1.5. The nearly constant D/molecule ratio in the alkane and alkene products in the C5-C14 carbon number range is consistent with ethanol initiating chain growth.
AB - The addition of D3- and D5-ethanol during Fischer-Tropsch synthesis with a promoted iron catalyst gives results that are consistent with ethanol initiating chain growth. However, there is considerable H/D exchange in the alcohol prior to initiating chain growth so that the D/molecule ratios in the alkane and alkene products are in the range 1.3-1.5. The nearly constant D/molecule ratio in the alkane and alkene products in the C5-C14 carbon number range is consistent with ethanol initiating chain growth.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.apcata.2010.06.039
DO - 10.1016/j.apcata.2010.06.039
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:77956376699
SN - 0926-860X
VL - 385
SP - 46
EP - 51
JO - Applied Catalysis A: General
JF - Applied Catalysis A: General
IS - 1-2
ER -