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Interfacial Fe5C2-Cu catalysts toward low-pressure syngas conversion to long-chain alcohols

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  • Yinwen Li

    (Beijing University of Chemical Technology)

  • Wa Gao

    (College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering and College of Engineering, and BIC-ESAT, Peking University)

  • Mi Peng

    (College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering and College of Engineering, and BIC-ESAT, Peking University)

  • Junbo Zhang

    (Beijing University of Chemical Technology)

  • Jialve Sun

    (Beijing University of Chemical Technology)

  • Yao Xu

    (College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering and College of Engineering, and BIC-ESAT, Peking University)

  • Song Hong

    (Beijing University of Chemical Technology)

  • Xi Liu

    (State Key Laboratory of Coal Conversion, Institute of Coal Chemistry Chinese Academy of Sciences Taiyuan
    Synfuels China Beijing)

  • Xingwu Liu

    (State Key Laboratory of Coal Conversion, Institute of Coal Chemistry Chinese Academy of Sciences Taiyuan
    Synfuels China Beijing)

  • Min Wei

    (Beijing University of Chemical Technology)

  • Bingsen Zhang

    (Institute of Metal Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences)

  • Ding Ma

    (College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering and College of Engineering, and BIC-ESAT, Peking University)

Abstract

Long-chain alcohols synthesis (LAS, C5+OH) from syngas provides a promising route for the conversion of coal/biomass/natural gas into high-value chemicals. Cu-Fe binary catalysts, with the merits of cost effectiveness and high CO conversion, have attracted considerable attention. Here we report a nano-construct of a Fe5C2-Cu interfacial catalyst derived from Cu4Fe1Mg4-layered double hydroxide (Cu4Fe1Mg4-LDH) precursor, i.e., Fe5C2 clusters (~2 nm) are immobilized onto the surface of Cu nanoparticles (~25 nm). The interfacial catalyst exhibits a CO conversion of 53.2%, a selectivity of 14.8 mol% and a space time yield of 0.101 g gcat−1 h−1 for long-chain alcohols, with a surprisingly benign reaction pressure of 1 MPa. This catalytic performance, to the best of our knowledge, is comparable to the optimal level of Cu-Fe catalysts operated at much higher pressure (normally above 3 MPa).

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  • Yinwen Li & Wa Gao & Mi Peng & Junbo Zhang & Jialve Sun & Yao Xu & Song Hong & Xi Liu & Xingwu Liu & Min Wei & Bingsen Zhang & Ding Ma, 2020. "Interfacial Fe5C2-Cu catalysts toward low-pressure syngas conversion to long-chain alcohols," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 11(1), pages 1-8, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcom:v:11:y:2020:i:1:d:10.1038_s41467-019-13691-4
    DOI: 10.1038/s41467-019-13691-4
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