ISSN:
1572-879X
Keywords:
Fischer-Tropsch synthesis
;
radioisotope, tracer study
;
mechanism, Fischer-Tropsch synthesis
;
kinetics, Fischer-Tropsch synthesis
;
chain growth, Fisher-Tropsch synthesis,14C, tracer studies
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14C-ethanol
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14C-1-pentanol
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reactor, CSTR
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Chemistry and Pharmacology
Notes:
Abstract The results show that n-pentanol serves to initiate Fischer-Tropsch synthesis reactions. Product accumulation in the CSTR is not adequate to explain the deviation from a constant14C activity/mole with increasing carbon number for alkane products. A second Fischer-Tropsch synthesis mechanism that produces only alkanes is needed to explain the deviation of the C activity/mole with increasing carbon number for n-alkanes. Furthermore, the two chain growth pathways must be completely independent without the possibility of a carbon number species that is common to both mechanisms. It is suggested that the pathway that incorporates added14C labeled alcohol has an oxygen containing surface intermediate while the other reaction pathway involves an “oxygen-free” reaction intermediate.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00764496
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