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Abstract
The influences of nitric acid treatment on a carbon nanotube (CNT) support and the preparation method, incipient wetness impregnation (IWI) versus chemical vapor deposition (CVD), on catalytic performance during Fischer–Tropsch (FT) synthesis were examined using a slurry phase reactor. Acid treated CNT (ACNT) supported Ru catalysts exhibited higher activities compared to Ru supported on untreated CNTs (UCNTs). The acid-treated CVD catalyst had higher initial CO conversion (smaller average Ru particle size) but sintered more due to a greater tendency for Ru to be deposited exterior to CNT channels relative to IWI. After the initial decline and leveling off period, the ACNT IWI catalyst had the highest steady activity among the catalysts tested. The ACNT IWI catalyst also displayed greater oxygenate selectivity (∼17%) compared to ACNT CVD (∼12%) and UCNT IWI (∼10%) catalysts at similar conversions. Acid treatment created adsorption sites on the CNT surface that anchor Ru precursors and promote CO insertion ...
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