Chinese Journal of Catalysis ›› 2012, Vol. 33 ›› Issue (5): 808-812.DOI: 10.3724/SP.J.1088.2012.10917

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Effects of Li Promoter on the Performance of Co/AC Catalysts for CO Hydrogenation to Mixed Linear α-Alcohols

PEI Yanpeng1,3, DING Yunjie1,2,*, ZANG juan1,3, SONG Xiangen1,3, DONG Wenda1,3, ZHU Hejun1, WANG Tao1, CHEN Weimiao1   

  1. 1Dalian National Laboratory for Clean Energy, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian 116023, Liaoning, China; 2State Key Laboratory for Catalysis, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian 116023, Liaoning, China; 3Graduate University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
  • Received:2011-10-30 Revised:2011-11-27 Online:2012-05-09 Published:2012-05-09

Abstract: The effect of Li promoter on the catalytic performance of the activated carbon (AC) supported cobalt catalysts (Co/AC) for CO hydrogenation was investigated by means of CO hydrogenation, X-ray diffraction (XRD), temperature-programmed reduction (H2-TPR), and temperature-programmed desorption of adsorbed CO (CO-TPD). The results showed that the addition of Li significantly suppressed the formation of gaseous hydrocarbons and remarkably improved the selectivities for higher hydrocarbons (C5+) and mixed linear α-alcohols (C1–C18) of CO hydrogenation over the Co/AC catalyst. However, the activity of CO hydrogenation decreased gradually with the increase of Li loading in the Co-based catalyst. H2-TPR and CO-TPD results illuminated that the existence of Li decreased the reducibility of Co2+ and the ability of CO dissociation, which was the rate-determining step. XRD results indicated that the existence of Li promoter enhanced the formation of Co2C species.

Key words: syngas, mixed linear α-alcohol, lithium promoter, cobalt carbide species