Catalytic performance of CuCoCe supported on nitrogen-doped carbon nanotubes for the synthesis of higher alcohols from syngas

YANG Zhan-dong; MA En-juan; ZHANG Qian; LUAN Chun-hui; HUANG Wei

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YANG Zhan-dong, MA En-juan, ZHANG Qian, LUAN Chun-hui, HUANG Wei. Catalytic performance of CuCoCe supported on nitrogen-doped carbon nanotubes for the synthesis of higher alcohols from syngas[J]. Journal of Fuel Chemistry and Technology, 2020, 48(7): 804-812.

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YANG Zhan-dong, MA En-juan, ZHANG Qian, LUAN Chun-hui, HUANG Wei. Catalytic performance of CuCoCe supported on nitrogen-doped carbon nanotubes for the synthesis of higher alcohols from syngas[J]. Journal of Fuel Chemistry and Technology, 2020, 48(7): 804-812.

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YANG Zhan-dong, MA En-juan, ZHANG Qian, LUAN Chun-hui, HUANG Wei. Catalytic performance of CuCoCe supported on nitrogen-doped carbon nanotubes for the synthesis of higher alcohols from syngas[J]. Journal of Fuel Chemistry and Technology, 2020, 48(7): 804-812.

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Catalytic performance of CuCoCe supported on nitrogen-doped carbon nanotubes for the synthesis of higher alcohols from syngas

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College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Taiyuan University of Technology, Taiyuan 030024, China
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Key Laboratory of Coal Science and Technology of Education Ministry and Shanxi Province, Taiyuan University of Technology, Taiyuan 030024, China
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Coal Conversion Technology&Engineering Co., Ltd., TYUT, Taiyuan 030024, China

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Corresponding author: HUANG Wei, E-mail:huangwei@tyut.edu.cn
Received Date: 2020-04-03
Rev Recd Date: 2020-05-15

Available Online: 2021-01-23

Publish Date: 2020-07-10

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A series of nitrogen-doped carbon nanotubes (xN-CNTs) were obtained by treating the mixture of melamine and carbon nanotubes at high temperature; the CuCoCe catalysts supported on xN-CNTs were then prepared by impregnation method and used in the synthesis of higher alcohols from syngas. The CuCoCe/xN-CNTs catalysts were characterized by XRD, N₂ sorption, H₂-TPR, NH₃-TPD and XPS and the effect of nitrogen content in xN-CNTs on the catalytic performance of CuCoCe/xN-CNTs in the higher alcohols synthesis was investigated. The results show that the content of nitrogen in xN-CNTs has a significant influence on the existence and dispersion of Cu on the CuCoCe/xN-CNTs catalysts; the presence of nitrogen can reduce the number of reducible Co species and lower the acid strength and amount on the catalyst surface, which helps to suppress the long-chain hydrocarbons formation and improve total alcohol selectivity. It is proposed that the morphological distribution and doping amount of nitrogen on the carbon tubes may play a crucial role in enhancing the catalytic performance of CuCoCe/xN-CNTs in the higher alcohols synthesis.
- nitrogen doping,
- carbon nanotubes,
- syngas,
- higher alcohols,
- CuCoCe

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