Advances in the development of novel cobalt Fischer− Tropsch catalysts for synthesis of long-chain hydrocarbons and clean fuels

AY Khodakov, W Chu, P Fongarland - Chemical reviews, 2007 - ACS Publications
The first experiments on catalytic hydrogenation of carbon monoxide were carried out at the
beginning of 20th century. In 1902, Sabatier and Senderens synthesized methane from a …

Applications of molecular modeling in heterogeneous catalysis research

LJ Broadbelt, RQ Snurr - Applied Catalysis A: General, 2000 - Elsevier
The application of molecular modeling in heterogeneous catalysis research as a
complement to experimental studies has grown rapidly in recent years. This review …

Hydrogen adsorption, absorption and diffusion on and in transition metal surfaces: A DFT study

P Ferrin, S Kandoi, AU Nilekar, M Mavrikakis - Surface science, 2012 - Elsevier
Periodic, self-consistent DFT-GGA (PW91) calculations are used to study the interaction of
hydrogen with different facets of seventeen transition metals—the (100) and (111) facets of …

Cobalt species in promoted cobalt alumina-supported Fischer–Tropsch catalysts

W Chu, PA Chernavskii, L Gengembre, GA Pankina… - Journal of …, 2007 - Elsevier
The structure of cobalt species at different stages of the genesis of monometallic and Pt-
promoted cobalt alumina-supported Fischer–Tropsch catalysts was studied using X-ray …

A first-principles study of surface and subsurface H on and in Ni (1 1 1): diffusional properties and coverage-dependent behavior

J Greeley, M Mavrikakis - Surface Science, 2003 - Elsevier
Periodic, self-consistent, density functional theory (GGA-PW91) calculations are performed
for both surface and subsurface atomic hydrogen on and in Ni (111). At a low coverage (θ …

Nickel and fischer-tropsch synthesis

BC Enger, A Holmen - Catalysis Reviews, 2012 - Taylor & Francis
Nickel has been reviewed as a catalyst and promoter in the Fischer-Tropsch synthesis
(FTS). The main obstacle to its industrial application is the formation of volatile carbonyls …

Microkinetic modelling of the formation of C1 and C2 products in the Fischer–Tropsch synthesis over cobalt catalysts

S Storsæter, D Chen, A Holmen - Surface science, 2006 - Elsevier
The heats of adsorption of different C1 and C2 molecules assumed to be present during the
initial steps of the Fischer–Tropsch synthesis and activation energies for elementary steps …

Hydrogen adsorption on Co surfaces: a density functional theory and temperature programmed desorption study

P van Helden, JA van den Berg, CJ Weststrate - ACS Catalysis, 2012 - ACS Publications
Density functional theory (DFT) calculations and temperature programmed desorption (TPD)
experiments were performed to study the adsorption of hydrogen on the Co (111) and Co …

CHx hydrogenation on Co (0001): a density functional theory study

XQ Gong, R Raval, P Hu - The Journal of chemical physics, 2005 - pubs.aip.org
CHx (x 0–3) hydrogenation plays a key role in many important chemical processes such as
natural resources utilization and waste gas treatment. In particular, it is of paramount …

Experimental and simulation study of the effect of surface functional groups decoration on CH4 and H2 storage capacity of microporous carbons

S Mirzaei, A Ahmadpour, A Shahsavand, AN Pour… - Applied Surface …, 2020 - Elsevier
The incorporation of heteroatoms (ie N, O, S, F) into the microporous carbon framework is
proposed to affect the interactions between adsorbates and adsorbents and improve the …