Lungang Chen1,2, Yulei Zhu2,3, Hongyan Zheng3, Chenghua Zhang2,3, Yongwang Li2,3
1Graduate University of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100039, PR China
2State Key Laboratory of Coal Conversion, Institute of Coal Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, P.O. Box 165, Taiyuan, 030001, PR China
3Synfuels China Co. Ltd., Taiyuan 030032, PR China
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AbstractBACKGROUND: The catalytic degradation of aqueous Fischer–Tropsch (FT) effluents to fuel gas over Ru/AC has been investigated. In order to understand the catalytic performance and stability of oxide‐supported Ru catalysts, several oxide supports (titania, zirconia, γ‐alumina and silica) were selected for study, with a focus on the hydrothermal stability of catalysts.RESULTS: The catalytic efficiency for transforming the oxygenates in aqueous FT effluents to C1–C6 alkanes decreased in the order: Ru/ZrO2∼ Ru/TiO2 > Ru/SiO2 > Ru/Al2O3. The conversion of alcohols was greatly suppressed over Ru/γ‐Al2O3. The former two catalysts (Ru/ZrO2 and Ru/TiO2) exhibited enhanced efficiency and long‐term stability (400 h) relative to Ru/SiO2 and Ru/Al2O3. N2‐physisorption, XRD and SEM showed that titania and zirconia exhibited high structural stability in an aqueous environment. However, the structures of γ‐alumina and silica were unstable due to significant drop in surface area and adverse changes in surface morphology. Especially for the case of the Ru/γ‐Al2O3 catalyst, the γ‐alumina was transformed into boehmite structure after reaction, and metal leaching and carbon deposition were extensive.CONCLUSION: Ru/ZrO2 or Ru/TiO2 may be a promising alternative for degrading aqueous FT effluents due to their long‐term stability. Copyright © 2012 Society of Chemical Industry