Advances in Selectivity Control for Fischer–Tropsch Synthesis to Fuels and Chemicals with High Carbon Efficiency

作者：Tiejun Lin, Yunlei An, Fei Yu, Kun Gong, Hailing Yu, Caiqi Wang, Yuhan Sun, Liangshu Zhong · 发表于：ACS Catalysis · 年份：2022 · DOI：10.1021/acscatal.2c03404 · 被引用次数：180 · 研究领域：Catalysts for Methane Reforming、Catalysis for Biomass Conversion、Catalytic Processes in Materials Science

Fischer–Tropsch synthesis (FTS) is a versatile technology to produce high-quality fuels and key building-block chemicals from syngas derived from nonpetroleum carbon resources such as coal, natural gas, shale gas, biomass, solid waste, and even CO 2 . However, the product selectivity of FTS is always limited by the Anderson–Schulz–Flory (ASF) distribution, and the key scientific problems including selectivity control, energy saving, and CO 2 emission reduction still challenge the current FTS technology. Herein, we review recent significant progress in the field of FTS to obtain specific target products including fuels, olefins, aromatics, and higher alcohols with high selectivity. These achievements are enabled by developing highly efficient catalysts and a controlled reaction pathway based on an integrated process. The structural nature of catalytic active sites and established structure–performance relationships are clarified. Moreover, we specially focus on the carbon utilization efficiency, and the efforts to tune the preferential formation of value-added chemicals and strategies to reduce CO 2 selectivity are summarized. The challenges and the perspectives for future FTS technology development with high carbon efficiency are also discussed.