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Fischer-Tropsch Synthesis: Bridging Carbon Sustainability
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Fischer-Tropsch Synthesis: Bridging Carbon Sustainability

A special issue of Reactions (ISSN 2624-781X).

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 25 June 2025 | Viewed by 2132

Special Issue Editors

Dr. Yali Yao

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Institute for Catalysis and Energy Solutions (ICES), University of South Africa, Roodepoort 1710, South Africa
Interests: heterogeneous catalysis for clean energy production; syngas conversion; CO2 capture and conversion; Fischer–Tropsch synthesis
Dr. Joshua Gorimbo

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Institute for Catalysis and Energy Solutions (ICES), University of South Africa, Roodepoort 1710, South Africa
Interests: Fischer–Tropsch synthesis; catalysis; waste to energy; CO2 capture and conversion

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

Nowadays, simple replacements with batteries or different energy conversion technologies will not enable all energy and industrial sectors to adapt to the transition towards “zero-carbon” goals. The Fischer–Tropsch Synthesis (FTS) process, in which syngas (CO/H2) is converted into a complex multi-component mixture consisting of linear and branched hydrocarbons and oxygenated products, has become a promising route to reduce the dependence on crude oil. The configuration of the FTS process with syngas generation technologies, such as biomass/waste gasification, biogas reforming, co-electrolysis CO2 and H2O via solid oxide electrolysis cells, photothermal reduction of CO2 with solar energy coupling with H2O electrolysis, etc., has become a promising and sustainable route for carbon neutrality. 

This Special Issue in Reactions aims to collect recent developments of catalysis for FTS and processes involved in FTS technology. The topics for catalyst preparation and pretreatment methods and/or process synthesis for tuning the product distribution toward the designed target products, such as short/long chain building block olefins and oxygenates, aviation fuels, diesel/gasoline fuels, base oil or soft wax, etc., are all welcomed.    

All researchers working in the field are invited to contribute to this Special Issue, and review articles by experts in the field are also welcomed.

Dr. Yali Yao
Dr. Joshua Gorimbo
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Keywords

  • Fischer–Tropsch to olefins
  • Fischer–Tropsch to aviation fuels
  • Fischer–Tropsch to diesel fuels
  • Fischer–Tropsch to gasoline
  • Fischer–Tropsch to oxygenates
  • syngas conversion
  • water gas shift reaction
  • CO2 to liquid fuels
  • synthetic oil
  • reaction mechanisms
  • cobalt and iron catalysts

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Fischer–Tropsch Synthesis: Effect of CO Conversion over Ru/NaY Catalyst
by Wenping Ma, Jia Yang, Gary Jacobs and Dali Qian
Reactions 2025, 6(2), 31; https://doi.org/10.3390/reactions6020031 - 1 May 2025
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Unlike on Fe and Co catalysts, the CO conversion effect on Ru catalyst performance is little reported. This study is undertaken to explore the issue using a series of Ru/NaY catalysts under 200–230 °C, 2.0 MPa, H2/CO = 2, and 10–60% [...] Read more.
Unlike on Fe and Co catalysts, the CO conversion effect on Ru catalyst performance is little reported. This study is undertaken to explore the issue using a series of Ru/NaY catalysts under 200–230 °C, 2.0 MPa, H2/CO = 2, and 10–60% CO conversion in a 1 L continuous stirred tank reactor (CSTR). The results are comparatively studied with those of Fe and Co catalysts reported previously. The NaY support and four 1.0%, 2.5%, 5.0%, and 7.5% Ru/NaY catalysts were characterized by BET, H2 chemisorption, H2O-TPD, XRD, HRTEM, and XANES/EXAFS techniques. The BET and XRD results suggest a high surface area (730 m2/g), high degree of crystallinity of the NaY support, and high dispersion of Ru, while an hcp Ru structure and well-reduced Ru were reflected in the HR-TEM FFT and XANES/EXAFS results. The reaction results indicate that the CO conversion effect on CH4 and C5+ selectivities on the Ru is the same as that on the Fe and Co catalysts, with CH4 selectivity decreasing and C5+ selectivity increasing with increasing CO conversion. However, the CO conversion effect on olefin formation for the Ru catalyst was found to be opposite to that of the Fe and Co; increasing CO conversion enhanced olefin formation but suppressed secondary reactions of 1-olefins. The H2O cofeeding experiments showed that H2O impacted olefin formation by suppressing hydrogen adsorption and hydrogenation. The H2O-TPD experiment evidenced a much stronger H2O adsorption capacity (6.8 mmol/g-cat) on Ru followed by Co (1 mmol/g-cat), and then Fe (0.2 mmol/g-cat)., which showed only a very low H2O adsorption capacity.This finding may explain the opposite CO conversion effect on olefin formation observed on the Ru catalyst, and may also explain why low CH4 selectivity (i.e., 3%) occurred on the Ru catalyst and high CH4 selectivity (i.e., 6–8%) occurred on the Co catalyst, both of which possess low water gas shift (WGS) activity. Full article
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Impact of Inverse Manganese Promotion on Silica-Supported Cobalt Catalysts for Long-Chain Hydrocarbons via Fischer–Tropsch Synthesis
by Ntebogang Thibanyane, Joshua Gorimbo and Yali Yao
Reactions 2024, 5(3), 607-622; https://doi.org/10.3390/reactions5030030 - 9 Sep 2024
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One of the challenges in Fischer–Tropsch synthesis (FTS) is the high reduction temperatures, which cause sintering and the formation of silicates. These lead to pore blockages and the coverage of active metals, particularly in conventional catalyst promotion. To address the challenge, this article [...] Read more.
One of the challenges in Fischer–Tropsch synthesis (FTS) is the high reduction temperatures, which cause sintering and the formation of silicates. These lead to pore blockages and the coverage of active metals, particularly in conventional catalyst promotion. To address the challenge, this article investigates the effects of the preparation method, specifically the inverse promotion of SiO2-supported Co catalysts with manganese (Mn), and their reduction in H2 for FTS. The catalysts were prepared using stepwise incipient wetness impregnation of a cobalt nitrate precursor into a promoted silica support. The properties of the catalysts were characterized using XRD, XPS, TPR, and BET techniques. The structure–performance relationship of the inversely promoted catalysts in FTS was studied using a fixed-bed reactor to obtain the best performing catalysts for heavy hydrocarbons (C5+). XRD and XPS results indicated that Co3O4 is the dominant cobalt phase in oxidized catalysts. It was found that with increase in Mn loading, the reduction temperature increased in the following sequence 10%Co/SiO2 < 10%Co/0.25%Mn-SiO2 < 10%Co/0.5%Mn-SiO2 < 10%Co/3.0%Mn-SiO2. The catalyst with the lowest Mn loading, 10%Co/0.25%Mn-SiO2, exhibited higher C5+ selectivity, which can be attributed to less MSI and higher reducibility. This catalyst showed the lowest CH4 selectivity possibly due to lower H2 uptake and higher CO chemisorption. Full article
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