Effect of catalyst confinement and pore size on Fischer-Tropsch synthesis over cobalt supported on carbon nanotubes

Science China Chemistry

Volumn 55, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 1811-1818

  Xie, Wei ^a,b   Zhang, Yuhua ^a,b,c   Liew, Kongyong ^a,b,d   Li, Jinlin ^a,b  

^a BEIJING UNIVERSITY OF POSTS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS   (China)

^b SOUTH CENTRAL UNIVERSITY FOR NATIONALITIES   (China)

^c SOOCHOW UNIVERSITY   (China)

^d UNIVERSITY MALAYSIA PAHANG   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Carbon nanotube(CNT); Cobalt catalyst; Confinement; Fischer Tropsch synthesis; Pore size

Indexed keywords

CARBON TUBE; CATALYST REDUCTION; CO PARTICLES; COBALT CATALYST; COBALT NANOPARTICLES; COBALT OXIDES; EFFECT OF CATALYST; PRODUCT SELECTIVITIES;

CARBON NANOTUBES; CATALYST ACTIVITY; COBALT; FISCHER-TROPSCH SYNTHESIS; PLASMA CONFINEMENT; PORE SIZE;

CATALYST SUPPORTS;

EID: 84866079380     PISSN: 16747291     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11426-012-4727-2     Document Type: Article

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