Abstract
The deactivation of a Fischer-Tropsch precipitated iron catalyst has been investigated by means of a novel reactor study. After use of the catalyst in a single or dual pilot plant reactor, sections of the catalyst were transferred to microreactors for further activity studies. Microreactor activity studies revealed maximum activity for catalyst fractions removed from the region situated 20 – 30% from the top of the pilot plant reactor. Catalyst characterization by means of elemental analyses, XRD, surface area and pore size measurements revealed that (1) deactivation of the catalyst in the top 25% of the catalyst bed was mainly due to sulphur poisoning; (2) deactivation of the catalyst in the middle and lower portions of the catalyst bed was due to catalyst sintering and conversion of the iron to Fe 3 O 4 . Both these latter phenomena were due to the action of water produced in the Fischer-Tropsch reaction.
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