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Phase-controlled synthesis of thermally stable nitrogen-doped carbon supported iron catalysts for highly efficient Fischer-Tropsch synthesis

Jin Hee Lee1,2, Hack-Keun Lee1, Dong Hyun Chun1,3, Hyunkyung Choi4, Geun Bae Rhim1, Min Hye Youn1, Heondo Jeong1, Shin Wook Kang1, Jung-Il Yang1, Heon Jung1, Chul Sung Kim4( ), Ji Chan Park1,3( )
Clean Fuel Laboratory,Korea Institute of Energy Research,Daejeon,34129,Republic of Korea;
Department of Chemical Engineering,University of Seoul,Seoul,02504,Republic of Korea;
Advanced Energy and System Technology,University of Science and Technology,Daejeon,34113,Republic of Korea;
Department of Physics,Kookmin University,Seoul,02707,Republic of Korea;
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Abstract

Iron-based nanoparticles with uniform and high particle dispersion, which are supported on carbon structures, have been used for various applications. However, their preparation still suffers from complicated synthesis involving multiple steps and from the high price of precursors and solvents. In the present work, a new carbon encapsulated iron-carbide nanoparticle supported on nitrogen-doped porous carbon (Fe5C2@C/NPC) structure was introduced. It was made using a simple solid-state reaction with sequential thermal treatments. Fe5C2@C/NPC is a highly active and stable catalyst for the high-temperature Fischer-Tropsch synthesis reaction. It showed very high hydrocarbon productivity (4.71 gHC∙gcat-1∙h-1) with high CO conversions (up to 96%).

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iron-carbideone-pot synthesisnitrogen-doped grapheneFischer-Tropsch synthesisMössbauer spectroscopy

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Nano Research
Volume 12 Issue 10,
October 2019
Pages 2568-2575
DOI: 10.1007/s12274-019-2487-4
Cite this article:
Lee JH, Lee H-K, Chun DH, et al. Phase-controlled synthesis of thermally stable nitrogen-doped carbon supported iron catalysts for highly efficient Fischer-Tropsch synthesis. Nano Research, 2019, 12(10): 2568-2575. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12274-019-2487-4
Topics:
CarbidesCatalystsDoping (additives)Iron compoundsNanoparticlesNitrogenPorous materials

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Received: 25 April 2019
Revised: 02 July 2019
Accepted: 19 July 2019
Published: 03 August 2019
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