Fischer-Tropsch Synthesis over Molecular Sieve Supported Catalysts

For sustainable fuel production from alternative energy sources, it is important to design and develop Fischer-Tropsch synthesis (FTS) catalysts for hydrocarbons that deviate from the Anderson-Schulz-Flory distribution. The introduction of a molecular sieve to a conventional FTS catalyst system offers the opportunity to confine spatially the chain length of the hydro-carbons, and to convert long-chain hydrocarbons to molecules more suitable as transportation fuels. The incorporation of metal nanoparticles in a variety of molecular sieves with different methods allows a versatile means to modulate the distribution of the FTS hydrocarbons for different purposes.