Fischer-Ttopsch reaction

Scheme 6. The oxygenate mechanism of Fischer-TTopsch reaction on Fe catalyst, with CO2 as chain initiator and CO as chain propagator. After Ref. 86.

The synthesis of hydrocarbons from CO hydrogenation over transition metals is a major source of organic synthetic chemicals and fuels. The Fischer-Ttopsch (FT) reaction, which is directed to the production of hydrocarbons from syngas, implies the polymerisation of-CHx entities and carbon-carbon bond formation is required. The historical achievements have been revised on several occasions see for instance, the reviews by Vannice,2 Schulz3 and the special issue of Catalysis TodayA devoted to FT. Also, a synopsis of the main recent industrial developments has been presented by Adesina.5 Furthermore, the recent edition of Topics in Catalysis6 should be mentioned, where different aspects of the reaction mechanism, surface reconstruction of active surfaces, improved reactors and optimisation of catalyst preparations have been treated by various specialists, scientists and engineers. 

Table 8. Transformation of [ C]-ethene in various reactions under the conditions of Fischer-TTopsch synthesis.

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