title: Functionalized Natural Carbon-Supported Nanoparticles as Excellent Catalysts for Hydrocarbon Production.
abstract: We report a one-pot and eco-friendly synthesis of carbon-supported cobalt nanoparticles, achieved by carbonization of waste biomass (rice bran) with a cobalt source. The functionalized biomass provides carbon microspheres as excellent catalyst support, forming a unique interface between hydrophobic and hydrophilic groups. The latter, involving hydroxyl and amino groups, can catch much more active cobalt nanoparticles on surface for Fischer-Tropsch synthesis than chemical carbon. The loading amount of cobalt on the final catalyst is much higher than that prepared with a chemical carbon source, such as glucose. The proposed concept of using a functionalized natural carbon source shows great potential compared with conventional carbon sources, and will be meaningful for other fields concerning carbon support, such as heterogeneous catalysis or electrochemical fields.
authors.affiliation: Dalian National Laboratory for Clean Energy (DNL), Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian, 116023, P.R. China.
authors.forename: Jian
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Sun
authors.affiliation: Dalian National Laboratory for Clean Energy (DNL), Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian, 116023, P.R. China.|University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, P.R. China.
authors.forename: Lisheng
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Guo
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory of High-efficiency Coal Utilization and Green Chemical Engineering, Ningxia University, Yinchuan, 750021, P.R. China.
authors.forename: Qingxiang
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Ma
authors.affiliation: Department of Applied Chemistry, School of Engineering, University of Toyama, Gofuku, 3190, Toyama, Japan.
authors.forename: Xinhua
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Gao
authors.affiliation: Research & Development Lab, Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corporation, Shintomi 20-1, Chiba, Japan.
authors.forename: Noriyuki
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Yamane
authors.affiliation: Dalian National Laboratory for Clean Energy (DNL), Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian, 116023, P.R. China.
authors.forename: Hengyong
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.affiliation: Department of Applied Chemistry, School of Engineering, University of Toyama, Gofuku, 3190, Toyama, Japan.
authors.forename: Noritatsu
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Tsubaki
keywords: Fischer-Tropsch synthesis; carbon; hydrocarbons; nanoparticles