Reduction of carbon monoxide and dioxide by metal carbonyls on a pyrolysed polymeric support

Abstract

A heterogeneous catalyst consisting of Ru~(CO),P supported on pyrolysed polyacrylonitrile (PPAN) has been employed in the Fischer-Tropsch reaction and in the methanation of CO,; a comparison between 2% Ru/PPAN and 2% Ru/AI2O3 shows a significantly different product distribution, with the former having improved selectivity for small molecular weight products.