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In Situ Surface-Sensitive Investigation of Multiple Carbon Phases on Fe(110) in the Fischer-Tropsch Synthesis.

ABSTRACT: Carbide formation on iron-based catalysts is an integral and, arguably, the most important part of the Fischer-Tropsch synthesis process, converting CO and H₂ into synthetic fuels and numerous valuable chemicals. Here, we report an in situ surface-sensitive study of the effect of pressure, temperature, time, and gas feed composition on the growth dynamics of two distinct iron-carbon phases with the octahedral and trigonal prismatic coordination of carbon sites on an Fe(110) single crystal acting as a model catalyst. Using a combination of state-of-the-art X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy at an unprecedentedly high pressure, high-energy surface X-ray diffraction, mass spectrometry, and theoretical calculations, we reveal the details of iron surface carburization and product formation under semirealistic conditions. We provide a detailed insight into the state of the catalyst's surface in relation to the reaction.

SUBMITTER: Shipilin M

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9254136 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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In Situ Surface-Sensitive Investigation of Multiple Carbon Phases on Fe(110) in the Fischer-Tropsch Synthesis.

Shipilin Mikhail M Degerman David D Lömker Patrick P Goodwin Christopher M CM Rodrigues Gabriel L S GLS Wagstaffe Michael M Gladh Jörgen J Wang Hsin-Yi HY Stierle Andreas A Schlueter Christoph C Pettersson Lars G M LGM Nilsson Anders A Amann Peter P

ACS catalysis 20220613 13

Carbide formation on iron-based catalysts is an integral and, arguably, the most important part of the Fischer-Tropsch synthesis process, converting CO and H<sub>2</sub> into synthetic fuels and numerous valuable chemicals. Here, we report an in situ surface-sensitive study of the effect of pressure, temperature, time, and gas feed composition on the growth dynamics of two distinct iron-carbon phases with the octahedral and trigonal prismatic coordination of carbon sites on an Fe(110) single cry ...[more]

PMID: 35815066

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In Situ Surface-Sensitive Investigation of Multiple Carbon Phases on Fe(110) in the Fischer-Tropsch Synthesis.

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In Situ Surface-Sensitive Investigation of Multiple Carbon Phases on Fe(110) in the Fischer-Tropsch Synthesis.

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