The active phase in cobalt-based Fischer-Tropsch synthesis

Fischer-Tropsch synthesis (FTS) is an industrial catalytic process that converts a mixture of CO and hydrogen into long-chain hydrocarbons. These products are used as clean transportation fuels chemical building blocks. The solid catalysts in the complex multi-component systems. Therefore, unambiguously determining catalytically active phase under reaction conditions remains challenging thus topic debate. cobalt-based FTS, including pathways it catalyzes, has been academic interest for many years. It provides direct ways to control output process. delineation between inactive often unclear, different phases (i.e., cobalt oxide, carbide, metal) have behavior. This review focuses on FTS materials, with special focus industrially applied cobalt/TiO2 system. various reviewed discussed respect most recent literature.