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

Table 10

Effect of different promoterson the catalytic performance of 50%Fe/50%Mn/5 wt%Al₂O₃ catalyst.

Promoter	CO conversion (%)	Selectivity (%)
		CH4	C2H4	C3H6	C4H8	C5^+
Rb	69.0	48.1	19.8	8.5	2.8	6.5
Mg	76.4	50.7	17.0	7.2	2.1	4.1
Li	73.2	45.9	18.5	7.4	1.7	11.8
K	75.5	46.3	15.8	6.0	1.5	15.2