SMSI EFFECT IN Fe/Nb2O5 CATALYSTS ON THE FISCHER-TROPSCH SYNTHESIS

N. A. FELLENZ; A.M. ALVAREZ,; J. F. BENGOA; M.V. CAGNOLI,; S.G. MARCHETTI

Natal

Simposio; Simposio.8th Natural Gas Conversion Symposium. 2007; 2007

Instituto Brasileiro de Petróleo e Gás - IBP

In the last years, CO hydrogenation has recovered interest as an attractive way to produce hydrocarbons in gasoline or diesel range, due to the reduction reserves and high crude oil prices. One of the most important aims in Fischer-Tropsch (FT) research is the design of selective catalysts in a specific hydrocarbon range. In this way, catalyst supports such as Nb2O5 [1-6] and TiO2 [7,8] have been used. A high selectivity towards a long chain hydrocarbons in the FT synthesis, at high reduction temperature