Synthesis of mesoporous carbon as a support for FT catalyst

Abstract

A mesoporous carbon material was synthesized and employed as a catalyst support for slurry-bed FT reaction. An iron catalyst supported on the mesoporous carbon showed a high catalytic activity than those supported on conventional carbon materials such as graphite or carbon black. The CO conversion was high even at a low reaction pressure (over 85% at 1MPa). Its catalytic activity was higher than that supported on microporous active carbon, implying that the presence of mesopores is important for a high activity in FT reaction.