Vanadia Promoted Co-AI20 3 Fischer-Tropsch Catalysts

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dc.contributor.advisorVan Steen, Ericen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorZwane, Seneliso Ten_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2014-08-29T12:45:41Z
dc.date.available2014-08-29T12:45:41Z
dc.date.issued2004en_ZA
dc.descriptionBibliography: leaves 117-124.en_ZA
dc.description.abstractThe primary aim of this work was to study systematically V20 5 promotion on yAI203 supported cobalt-based Fischer-Tropsch catalysts. The y-Ah03 support was modified by addition of varying amounts of vanadia and was subsequently loaded with the same Co content (10 wt-%). The modified supports and catalysts were characterised using conventional characterisation methods. The physio-chemical properties of the vanadia promoted supports and catalysts were characterised using Atomic Adsorption Spectroscopy (AAS), zeta-potential measurements, and BET measurements, X-ray Diffraction (XRD), Temperature Programmed Reduction (TPR), Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM), and CO chemisorption. Catalyst performance in the Fischer-Tropsch synthesis was tested in fixed bed reactor. A catalysts synthesised from plain y-A1203 was used as a base catalyst. Characterization results show that modification of y-Ab03 support to obtain V205 loadings beyond 1-monolayer vanadia coverage was difficult when using ion exchange. Ion-exchange equilibrium limitations might have caused the poor vanadia loadings beyond 1-monolayer coverage. The supports net surface charge as measured using zeta potential, was decreased by vanadia content in the supports. CO chemisorption results were complex and could only be modelled using dual site Langmuir model assuming the presence of two different sites absorbing CO on the Co-V-AI catalyst system. This made extraction of physical properties from this method rather difficult. Fischer Tropsch synthesis reaction was carried out at typical industrial conditions (T=220°C, P=20 bar (a), H2/CO=2 Xco-60 mol-%) for cobalt catalysts. Vanadia promoted catalysts showed a marked decrease in initial activity. However, the overall deactivation rate was lower with increasing vanadia content. The vanadia content did not affect the chain growth kinetic behavior of the catalyst in the Fischer-Tropsch synthesis hence C5+ selectivity in the Fischer-Tropsch synthesis was unperturbed by vanadia content. Increasing the vanadia content in the catalyst resulted in high n-olefin content and high 1-olefin content. The observed increase in olefin content might be due to the low catalytic activity observed for the catalysts with high vanadia loadings. The most pronounced effect of vanadia promotion on Fischer Tropsch synthesis was in the oxygenate content in the Fischer-Tropsch product. Catalysts with high vanadia loading yielded high amounts of oxygenate products; mainly alcohols and aldehydes.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationZwane, S. T. (2004). <i>Vanadia Promoted Co-AI20 3 Fischer-Tropsch Catalysts</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Engineering & the Built Environment ,Department of Chemical Engineering. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/6760en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationZwane, Seneliso T. <i>"Vanadia Promoted Co-AI20 3 Fischer-Tropsch Catalysts."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Engineering & the Built Environment ,Department of Chemical Engineering, 2004. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/6760en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationZwane, S. 2004. Vanadia Promoted Co-AI20 3 Fischer-Tropsch Catalysts. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Zwane, Seneliso T AB - The primary aim of this work was to study systematically V20 5 promotion on yAI203 supported cobalt-based Fischer-Tropsch catalysts. The y-Ah03 support was modified by addition of varying amounts of vanadia and was subsequently loaded with the same Co content (10 wt-%). The modified supports and catalysts were characterised using conventional characterisation methods. The physio-chemical properties of the vanadia promoted supports and catalysts were characterised using Atomic Adsorption Spectroscopy (AAS), zeta-potential measurements, and BET measurements, X-ray Diffraction (XRD), Temperature Programmed Reduction (TPR), Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM), and CO chemisorption. Catalyst performance in the Fischer-Tropsch synthesis was tested in fixed bed reactor. A catalysts synthesised from plain y-A1203 was used as a base catalyst. Characterization results show that modification of y-Ab03 support to obtain V205 loadings beyond 1-monolayer vanadia coverage was difficult when using ion exchange. Ion-exchange equilibrium limitations might have caused the poor vanadia loadings beyond 1-monolayer coverage. The supports net surface charge as measured using zeta potential, was decreased by vanadia content in the supports. CO chemisorption results were complex and could only be modelled using dual site Langmuir model assuming the presence of two different sites absorbing CO on the Co-V-AI catalyst system. This made extraction of physical properties from this method rather difficult. Fischer Tropsch synthesis reaction was carried out at typical industrial conditions (T=220°C, P=20 bar (a), H2/CO=2 Xco-60 mol-%) for cobalt catalysts. Vanadia promoted catalysts showed a marked decrease in initial activity. However, the overall deactivation rate was lower with increasing vanadia content. The vanadia content did not affect the chain growth kinetic behavior of the catalyst in the Fischer-Tropsch synthesis hence C5+ selectivity in the Fischer-Tropsch synthesis was unperturbed by vanadia content. Increasing the vanadia content in the catalyst resulted in high n-olefin content and high 1-olefin content. The observed increase in olefin content might be due to the low catalytic activity observed for the catalysts with high vanadia loadings. The most pronounced effect of vanadia promotion on Fischer Tropsch synthesis was in the oxygenate content in the Fischer-Tropsch product. Catalysts with high vanadia loading yielded high amounts of oxygenate products; mainly alcohols and aldehydes. DA - 2004 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2004 T1 - Vanadia Promoted Co-AI20 3 Fischer-Tropsch Catalysts TI - Vanadia Promoted Co-AI20 3 Fischer-Tropsch Catalysts UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/6760 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/6760
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationZwane ST. Vanadia Promoted Co-AI20 3 Fischer-Tropsch Catalysts. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Engineering & the Built Environment ,Department of Chemical Engineering, 2004 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/6760en_ZA
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Chemical Engineeringen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Engineering and the Built Environment
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.subject.otherChemical Engineeringen_ZA
dc.titleVanadia Promoted Co-AI20 3 Fischer-Tropsch Catalystsen_ZA
dc.typeMaster Thesis
dc.type.qualificationlevelMasters
dc.type.qualificationnameMSc
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