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Deactivation and Regeneration of a Zeolite-Containing Cobalt Catalyst in a Fisher–Tropsch Synthesis Reactor

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Results from the prolonged tests of zeolite-containing cobalt catalysts for Fischer–Tropsch synthesis in reactor tubes comparable in size to those used in industrial reactors. During 3000 hours on stream catalyst activity was decreased by 13%. It is shown that the main reasons for zeolite-containing cobalt catalyst deactivation are agglomeration of cobalt clusters and carbon deposition on the catalyst surface. The authors propose one method of reducing the catalyst deactivation rate and two methods of regenerating it. It is shown that the oxidative regeneration treatment of zeolite-containing cobalt catalysts allows to recover 98% of the initial activity.

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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

The authors thank I.A. Perezhogin for his study in the field of transmission electron microscopy and S.I. Zholudev for X-ray diffraction measurements and data processing.

This study was performed on the equipment of the Research of Nanostructured, Carbon, and Superhard Materials Shared Facilities Center of the Technological Institute for Superhard and Novel Carbon Materials.

The authors are grateful to the RF Ministry of Science and Higher Education for support as a part of state task for the Technological Institute for Superhard and Novel Carbon Materials, and OOO INFRA for support and assistance.

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    A. S. Gorshkov, L. V. Sineva, E. Yu. Asalieva & V. Z. Mordkovich

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    L. V. Sineva, K. O. Gryaznov, E. Yu. Asalieva & V. Z. Mordkovich

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Gorshkov, A.S., Sineva, L.V., Gryaznov, K.O. et al. Deactivation and Regeneration of a Zeolite-Containing Cobalt Catalyst in a Fisher–Tropsch Synthesis Reactor. Catal. Ind. 15, 152–164 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1134/S207005042302006X

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