Proxy-based accelerated discovery of Fischer-Tropsch catalysts.

ABSTRACT: Development of heterogeneous catalysts for complex reactions such as Fischer-Tropsch synthesis of fuels is hampered by difficult reaction conditions, slow characterisation techniques such as chemisorption and temperature-programmed reduction and the need for long term stability. High-throughput (HT) methods may help, but their use has until now focused on bespoke micro-reactors for direct measurements of activity and selectivity. These are specific to individual reactions and do not provide more fundamental information on the materials. Here we report using simpler HT characterisation techniques (XRD and TGA) along with ageing under Fischer-Tropsch reaction conditions to provide information analogous to metal surface area, degree of reduction and thousands of hours of stability testing tim

SUBMITTER: Boldrin P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5811142 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature