Abstract

This paper focuses on the intergranular and intragranular cobalt repartitions in alumina supported cobalt Fischer–Tropsch catalysts promoted with platinum (0.05–0.1 wt.%) with a wide range of cobalt contents (10–25 wt.%). The catalysts were characterized at both nano- and micron-scale levels using several characterization techniques. In the calcined catalysts, Co3O4 crystalline phase was the major cobalt phase, no hardly reduced cobalt aluminates were detected. The size of the Co3O4 crystallites varied from 8 to 12 nm. At the micron-scale range, the catalysts were constituted of grains of 90 μm diameter. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) in combination with energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDX) showed the uniform intergranular and intragranular cobalt repartitions in the catalysts. Increase in cobalt content up from 10 to 25 wt.% did not alter the cobalt repartition. Cet article porte sur les répartitions intergranulaire et intragranulaire du cobalt dans les catalyseurs Fischer–Tropsch supportés par l'alumine et promus par du platine (10–25% poids Co et 0.05–0.1% poids Pt). Les catalyseurs ont été caractérisés à l'échelle nano- et micrométrique par une combinaison de techniques physico-chimiques. Dans les catalyseurs calcinés, le Co3O4 est la phase principale du cobalt, la taille des cristallites Co3O4 variant entre 8 et 12 nm. La présence d'aluminate de cobalt n'a pas été détectée. Une étude par microscopie MEB–EDX a montré qu'à l'échelle micrométrique la répartition du cobalt entre les différents grains et à l'intérieur d'un grain des catalyseurs reste homogène même à haute teneur en cobalt.

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