Research Article

Fischer-Tropsch Synthesis over Iron Manganese Catalysts: Effect of Preparation and Operating Conditions on Catalyst Performance

Table 12

Effect of different reaction temperatures on the catalytic performance of 50%Fe/50%Mn/5 wt% catalyst.

CO conversion (%)Selectivity (%)

280 39.2 20.6 16.5 3.1 0.9 6.3
300 49.8 23.5 17.3 3.5 1.8 5.7
320 67.4 29.7 22.1 5.7 2.2 6.9
340 84.4 27.4 36.8 12.8 5.4 5.4
360 87.4 30.5 38.0 13.1 5.5 6.9
380 87.1 34.9 32.2 9.1 2.9 5.3
400 89.4 41.3 27.0 7.9 3.2 4.2
430 80.3 40.5 24.2 8.2 3.7 5.7
450 78.0 40.2 25.1 8.5 2.0 5.1