Browsing SINTEF Open by Author "Holmen, Anders"
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Catalyst Deactivation During One-Step Dimethyl Ether Synthesis from Synthesis Gas
Dadgar, Farbod; Myrstad, Rune; Pfeifer, Peter; Holmen, Anders; Venvik, Hilde Johnsen (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2017)Catalysts for direct synthesis of dimethyl ether (DME) from synthesis gas should essentially contain two functions, i.e., methanol synthesis and methanol dehydration. In the present work, the deactivation of both functions ... -
Deactivation of Co-Based Fischer−Tropsch Catalyst by Aerosol Deposition of Potassium Salts
Gavrilovic, Ljubisa; Brandin, Jan; Holmen, Anders; Venvik, Hilde Johnsen; Myrstad, Rune; Blekkan, Edd Anders (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)A 20%Co/0.5%Re/γAl2O3 Fischer−Tropsch catalyst was poisoned by four potassium salts (KNO3, K2SO4, KCl, and K2CO3) using the aerosol deposition technique, depositing up to 3500 ppm K as solid particles. Standard characterization ... -
Direct dimethyl ether synthesis from synthesis gas: The influence of methanol dehydration on methanol synthesis reaction
Dadgar, Farbod; Myrstad, Rune; Pfeifer, Peter; Holmen, Anders; Venvik, Hilde Johnsen (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2016)Direct dimethyl ether (DME) synthesis from synthesis gas is studied with regard to potential effects of methanol dehydration on methanol formation and copper-based catalyst performance. For this, the influence of the ... -
The effect of aerosol-deposited ash components on a cobalt-based Fischer–Tropsch catalyst
Gavrilovic, Ljubisa; Brandin, Jan; Holmen, Anders; Venvik, Hilde Johnsen; Myrstad, Rune; Blekkan, Edd Anders (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)The effect of ash salts on Co-based Fisher–Tropsch catalysts was studied using an aerosol deposition technique. The major elements in the ash were found to be K, S and Cl. The ash was deposited on a calcined catalyst as ... -
Experimental and Theoretical Studies on Water-Added Thermal Processing of Model Biosyngas for Improving Hydrogen Production and Restraining Soot Formation
Chytil, Svatopluk; Li, Chao'en; Lee, Woo Jin; Lødeng, Rune; Holmen, Anders; Blekkan, Edd Anders; Burke, Nick; Patel, Jim (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)The upgrading of biosyngas to convert methane into syngas is a necessary step for hydrogen production from biomass. However, this process is highly energy-demanding. In this study, a model biosyngas containing H2, CH4, CO, ... -
Fischer-Tropsch synthesis—Investigation of the deactivation of a Co catalyst by exposure to aerosol particles of potassium salt
Gavrilovic, Ljubisa; Brandin, Jan; Holmen, Anders; Venvik, Hilde Johnsen; Myrstad, Rune; Blekkan, Edd Anders (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)The influence of potassium species on a Co based Fischer-Tropsch catalyst was investigated using an aerosol deposition technique. This way of poisoning the catalyst was chosen to simulate the actual potassium behaviour ... -
Hydrophobic Catalyst Support Surfaces by Silylation of γ-Alumina for Co/Re Fischer-Tropsch Synthesis
Rytter, Erling; Salman, Ata ul Rauf; Tsakoumis, Nikolaos; Myrstad, Rune; Yang, Jia; Lögdberg, Sara; Holmen, Anders; Rønning, Magnus (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2018)Eight different silanes with chloro or methoxy active ligands have been examined to modify the surface of a standard γ-alumina support to investigate the effect of surface acidity and hydrophobicity in Fischer-Tropsch ... -
Influence of temperature during pyrolysis of Fe-alginate: Unraveling the pathway towards highly active Fe/C catalysts
Tafjord, Joakim; Regli, Samuel K.; Dugulan, Achim Iulian; Rønning, Magnus; Rytter, Erling; Holmen, Anders; Myrstad, Rune; Yang, Jia (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Transition metals supported on carbons play an important role in catalysis and energy storage. By pyrolysis of metal alginate, highly active catalysts for the Fischer-Tropsch synthesis (FTS) can be produced. However, the ... -
Nanostructural Analysis of Co-Re/γ-Al2O3 Fischer-Tropsch Catalyst by TEM and XRD
Dehghan-Niri, Roya; Tsakoumis, Nikolaos E.; Voronov, Alexey; Holmen, Anders; Holmestad, Randi; Vullum, Per Erik; Borg, Øyvind; Rytter, Erling; Rønning, Magnus; Walmsley, John (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)A rhenium promoted Fischer-Tropsch (FT) cobalt catalyst supported on γ-Al2O3 has been investigated by Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM) and X-ray Diffraction (XRD), before and after reduction. Electron diffraction, ... -
Pd/CeO2 catalysts as powder in a fixed-bed reactor and as coating in a stacked foil microreactor for the methanol synthesis
Phan, Xuyen Kim; Walmsley, John Charles; Bakhtiary Davijany, Hamidreza; Myrstad, Rune; Pfeifer, Peter; Venvik, Hilde Johnsen; Holmen, Anders (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2016)Pd/CeO2 as a catalyst for methanol synthesis has been studied in a microreactor consisting of 14 structured foils in a fixed-bed laboratory reactor. Methanol synthesis was carried out at 80 bar and 300 °C with a syngas ... -
Transition-Metal Nanoparticle Catalysts Anchored on Carbon Supports via Short-Chain Alginate Linkers
Tafjord, Joakim; Rytter, Erling; Holmen, Anders; Myrstad, Rune; Svenum, Ingeborg-Helene; Christensen, Bjørn E.; Yang, Jia (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)This study reports a green, inexpensive, and highly versatile procedure to synthesize well-dispersed transition-metal nanoparticles anchored on carbon supports. The resulting metal loadings are 26 wt % or above. Achieving ... -
Water as key to activity and selectivity in Co Fischer-Tropsch synthesis: γ-alumina based structure-performance relationships
Rytter, Erling; Borg, Øyvind; Tsakoumis, Nikolaos; Holmen, Anders (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2018)Thirteen γ-alumina supports with different pore sizes and pore size distributions have been impregnated with cobalt and rhenium. The catalysts were tested for Fischer-Tropsch synthesis (FTS) under dry and enhanced water ... -
Water–Gas Shift Activity of Pt Catalysts Prepared by Different Methods
Bjørkan, Hilde; Rønning, Magnus; Venvik, Hilde Johnsen; Johannessen, Tue; Holmen, Anders (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Platinum supported on ceria and zirconia was prepared through different preparation methods: Coprecipitation (CP), spray drying (SD), and flame spray pyrolysis (FSP). The catalysts were characterized by XRD, TPR, N2 ... -
X-ray absorption, X-ray diffraction and electron microscopy study of spent cobalt based catalyst in semi-commercial scale Fischer-Tropsch synthesis
Tsakoumis, Nikolaos; Dehghan-Niri, Roya; Rønning, Magnus; Walmsley, John; Borg, Øyvind; Rytter, Erling; Holmen, Anders (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014)Calcined, reduced and spent Co-Re/γ-Al2O3 catalysts for Fischer–Tropsch synthesis (FTS) were characterized and compared. Co-K-edge and Re-LIII-edge X-ray absorption near edge structure (XANES), X-ray powder diffraction ... -
α-alumina as catalyst support in Co Fischer-Tropsch synthesis and the effect of added water; encompassing transient effects
Rytter, Erling; Borg, Øyvind; Enger, Bjørn Christian; Holmen, Anders (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)Three catalyst supports containing from 84 to 100% α-alumina prepared by heat treatment of γ-alumina have been impregnated with cobalt and rhenium. The catalysts were tested for Fischer-Tropsch synthesis (FTS) under dry ...