Fischer-tropsch synthesis nanostructured catalysts: Understanding structural characteristics and catalytic reaction

Nanotechnology Reviews

Volumn 2, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 547-576

  Zhai, Peng ^a   Sun, Geng ^a   Zhu, Qingjun ^b   Ma, Ding ^a  

^a PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b National Institute of Clean and Low Carbon Energy   (China)

Author keywords

Catalysis; Fischer Tropsch synthesis; Nanostructure

Indexed keywords

CATALYSIS; CATALYST ACTIVITY; NANOCATALYSTS; NANOSTRUCTURES;

CATALYST COMPOSITION; CATALYST STRUCTURES; CATALYTIC PERFORMANCE; CATALYTIC REACTIONS; IN-SITU REACTIONS; NANO-STRUCTURED CATALYST; STRUCTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; THEORETICAL MODELING;

FISCHER-TROPSCH SYNTHESIS;

EID: 84904545793     PISSN: 21919089     EISSN: 21919097     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/ntrev-2013-0025     Document Type: Review

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