State Key Laboratory of Catalysis, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian 116023, Liaoning, China.
DICP-Surrey Joint Centre for Future Materials, Department of Chemical and Process Engineering, and Advanced Technology Institute, University of Surrey, Guildford, Surrey GU2 7XH, UK.
Chem Soc Rev. 2021 Mar 1;50(4):2337-2366. doi: 10.1039/d0cs00905a.
Fischer-Tropsch synthesis (FTS) is an essential approach to convert coal, biomass, and shale gas into fuels and chemicals, such as lower olefins, gasoline, diesel, and so on. In recent years, there has been increasing motivation to deploy FTS at commercial scales which has been boosting the discovery of high performance catalysts. In particular, the importance of support in modulating the activity of metals has been recognized and carbonaceous materials have attracted attention as supports for FTS. In this review, we summarised the substantial progress in the preparation of carbon-based catalysts for FTS by applying activated carbon (AC), carbon nanotubes (CNTs), carbon nanofibers (CNFs), carbon spheres (CSs), and metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) derived carbonaceous materials as supports. A general assessment of carbon-based catalysts for FTS, concerning the support and metal properties, activity and products selectivity, and their interactions is systematically discussed. Finally, current challenges and future trends in the development of carbon-based catalysts for commercial utilization in FTS are proposed.
费托合成（Fischer-Tropsch synthesis，FTS）是一种将煤、生物质和页岩气转化为燃料和化学品的重要方法，例如低碳烯烃、汽油、柴油等。近年来，人们越来越有动力将 FTS 应用于商业规模，这推动了高性能催化剂的发现。特别是，人们已经认识到载体在调节金属活性方面的重要性，因此碳质材料作为 FTS 的载体引起了人们的关注。在本文中，我们总结了通过使用活性炭（activated carbon，AC）、碳纳米管（carbon nanotubes，CNTs）、碳纳米纤维（carbon nanofibers，CNFs）、碳球（carbon spheres，CSs）和金属有机骨架（metal-organic frameworks，MOFs）衍生的碳质材料作为载体来制备用于 FTS 的碳基催化剂方面的重要进展。系统地讨论了关于 FTS 的碳基催化剂的一般评估，包括载体和金属性质、活性和产物选择性及其相互作用。最后，提出了在商业应用中开发用于 FTS 的碳基催化剂所面临的当前挑战和未来趋势。
