Desenvolvimento de catalisadores Co/Ru suportados na zeólita MCM-22 destinado à aplicação na síntese de Fischer-Tropsch.

Abstract

In recent years, the natural gas conversion to liquids (GTL) via Fischer-Tropsch synthesis (FTS) has received renewed interest for reasons ranging from the vast reserves of natural gas to the excellent quality of synthetic fuels produced by this process. For this reason, if the search is necessary for new catalysts that enable an increase in selectivity to higher value-added products in the Fischer-Tropsch reaction. Thus, this study aimed to: the preparation and characterization of zeolite support MCM-22 through the static hydrothermal method, a first step. The second part of this work consisted in the preparation of the cobalt-based catalysts and ruthenium as a promoter of the reaction, obtained by wet impregnation and supported on MCM-22 zeolite. Finally, to assess the performance of catalysts in the Fischer-Tropsch reaction for the production of long chain C5+ hydrocarbons. The catalysts were characterized by techniques: X-ray diffraction, X-ray dispersive spectroscopy, N2 adsorption of Physics, Temperature Programmed Reduction and Transmission Electron Microscopy. The catalytic tests were conducted at a fixed temperature of 240 °C, pressures ranging between 10 and 20 bar and a H2/CO feed between 1-2, in a slurry bed reactor for a period of 6h. The results proved possible to obtain MCM-22 zeolite 7, 8, 9 and 10 days of synthesis with high crystallinity and surface areas. The materials obtained with different days synthesis served as supports for catalysts 20%Co0,5%RuMCM-22(7D), 20%Co0,5%RuMCM-22(8D) 20%Co0,5%RuMCM-22(9D) e 20%Co0,5%RuMCM-22(10D). After application of the Fischer-Tropsch reaction, these catalysts showed high selectivity for the formation of C5+ hydrocarbons, which suggests a high potential of MCM-22 zeolite as a catalyst support for this reaction.