Jae-Hong Ryu

Fischer-Tropsch synthesis on Co-Al2O3-(promoter)/ZSM5 hybrid catalysts for the production of gasoline range hydrocarbons

The Fischer-Tropsch synthesis (FTS) reaction was investigated for the direct production of gasoline range hydrocarbons (C5-C9) from syngas on Ru-, Pt- and La-promoted Co-Al2O3/ZSM-5 (Si/Al=25) hybrid catalysts prepared by co-precipitation method in a slurry. The hybrid catalysts were characterized by BET surface area, XRD, H2-TPR and NH3-TPD analyses. Their physicochemical properties were correlated with the activity and selectivity of the catalysts. The promoted Co-Al2O3-(promoter)/ZSM-5 hybrid catalysts were superior to the unpromoted Co-Al2O3/ ZSM-5 catalyst in terms of better C5-C9 yield. In particular, the Co-Al2O3-Pt/ ZSM-5 hybrid catalyst exhibited the highest catalytic activity with a low C1 and olefin selectivity and a high C5-C9 selectivity. It could be due to not only a higher value for the reduction degree by H2-TPR, but also assigned to weak acidic sites of a low temperature desorption peak by NH3-TPD.

Performance test of double swirl burner for the development of pilot scale compact gasifier

Coal gasification is considered as one of the best alternatives among clean coal technology and new concept next generation technologies are under being developed to achieve low cost as well as high efficiency. In this study we have developed double swirl multi-burner as part of the development of low cost compact gasifier. We installed new concept multi-burner with pulverized coal distributor to the body of existing gasifier for burner test. Gasification test was performed under the condition of 6.4 EI 7.2kg/cm