Role of CO2 in the initiation of chain growth and alcohol formation during the Fischer-Tropsch synthesis

Catalysis Today

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 347-355

  Xu, Liguang ^a   Bao, Shiqi ^a   Houpt, Deborah J ^a   Lambert, Scott H ^a   Davis, Burtron H ^a  

^a Center for Applied Research   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Catalyst, iron; Fischer Tropsch synthesis (FTS); FTS chain initiation; FTS oxygenates; FTS reaction mechanism; Isotopic tracer

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001510718     PISSN: 09205861     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0920-5861(96)00244-1     Document Type: Article

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