Table 2 Catalytic performance of Co@SiO2 catalysts after 102 h TOS

From: Manufacture of highly loaded silica-supported cobalt Fischer–Tropsch catalysts from a metal organic framework

Sample

Sample weight (mg)

Cobalt loading (wt.%)

X CO (%)

CTY (10−5 molCOg−1 Cos−1)

TOF (10−2 s−1)

S (%)

C1

C2–C4

C5+

Co@SiO2-773

100

49

13.7

4.0

1.9

6.5

6.3

87.2

Co@SiO2-873

100

51

15.8

4.4

3.1

5.3

4.2

90.5

Co@SiO2-973

100

50

10.9

3.3

2.8

5.8

4.7

89.5

Co/SiO2-cal.

100

46

10.6

3.3

1.9

7.5

6.8

85.7

  1. Carbon conversion (X, %), activity per gram of Co (CTY), apparent turnover frequency (TOF, mol CO converted per mol Co surface atoms per second), hydrocarbon selectivity (S, %). FTS experiments were carried out at 483 K, 20 bar, and H2/CO = 1, and syngas flow of 40 ml min−1