Ruthenium nanoparticles supported on carbon nanotubes as efficient catalysts for selective conversion of synthesis gas to diesel fuel

Jincan Kang; Shuli Zhang; Qinghong Zhang; Ye Wang

doi:10.1002/anie.200805715

Ruthenium nanoparticles supported on carbon nanotubes as efficient catalysts for selective conversion of synthesis gas to diesel fuel

Angew Chem Int Ed Engl. 2009;48(14):2565-8. doi: 10.1002/anie.200805715.

Authors

Jincan Kang¹, Shuli Zhang, Qinghong Zhang, Ye Wang

Affiliation

¹ State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China.

PMID: 19248073
DOI: 10.1002/anie.200805715

Abstract

Diesel do nicely: The title system is a highly selective Fischer-Tropsch catalyst for the production of C(10)-C(20) hydrocarbons (diesel fuel). The C(10)-C(20) selectivity strongly depends on the mean size of the Ru nanoparticles. Nanoparticles with a mean size around 7 nm exhibit the highest C(10)-C(20) selectivity (ca. 65%) and a relatively higher turnover frequency for CO conversion.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Catalysis
Gases / chemistry*
Gasoline*
Hydrocarbons / chemistry
Metal Nanoparticles / chemistry*
Nanotubes, Carbon / chemistry*
Particle Size
Ruthenium / chemistry*
Temperature

Substances

Gases
Gasoline
Hydrocarbons
Nanotubes, Carbon
Ruthenium