Literature about water addition over AB 2 O 4 spinel-supported cobalt CO hydrogenation catalysts is sparse. A comparative water addition experiment was conducted over Co/ZnAl 2 O 4 ÁAl 2 O 3 catalyst. Water addition may cause lower C 1 (i.e., CH 4 ) hydrocarbon distribution, lower C 2 -C 4 hydrocarbon distribution, higher C 5? hydrocarbon distribution and higher C 2 -C 4 olefin/paraffin ratio than the control test without water addition. Possibly, as a product of Fischer-Tropsch synthesis, water might have an autocatalytic effect for the FTS process to generate longer chain hydrocarbons via its facilitation of C-C coupling. The Co/ZnAl 2 O 4 ÁAl 2 O 3 catalyst exhibits good resistance against steam sintering.
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