Reduction of carbon monoxide and dioxide by metal carbonyls on a pyrolysed polymeric support
Abstract
A heterogeneous catalyst consisting of Ru3(CO)12 supported on pyrolysed polyacrylonitrile (PPAN) has been employed in the Fischer–Tropsch reaction and in the methanation of CO2; a comparison between 2% Ru/PPAN and 2% Ru/Al2O3 shows a significantly different product distribution, with the former having improved selectivity for small molecular weight products.