(57p) Supercritical CO2 Iron Impregnation of MCM-41

The Fischer Tropsch Synthesis is a reaction that converts synthesis gas comprised of carbon monoxide and hydrogen to hydrocarbons in the presence of a catalyst. The purpose of this project is to create a metallic catalyst in a support that will help produce long chain hydrocarbons for synthetic petroleum.

For these studies, a carbon framework was produced inside of MCM-41 using a sucrose solution. The MCM-41 with carbon framework was impregnated with iron nitrate using super critical carbon dioxide (scCO2). The iron was reduced to a metallic state using hydrogen gas. The catalyst activity is currently being studied using Fischer Tropsch Synthesis.

Sponsored BY: NSF