文摘
The promotion effect of additives on Rh-Mn-Li-Fe/SiO2 catalyst was investigated by meansof an in-situ FTIR technique. IR results suggested that the additives Fe, Mn, and Li might be inclose contact with Rh, and form new active sites, which promoted CO activation over Rh surfaceand favored the formation of C2-oxygenated intermediates. The catalysts with rhodium loadingof 1.0-5.0 wt % were tested by CO hydrogenation to find the optimized rhodium loading. Theresults showed that the high-rhodium-loading catalysts exhibited high activity and selectivitytoward C2 oxygenates at low temperature, but the selectivity was very sensitive to reactiontemperature, low-rhodium-loading catalysts showed low activity, while the selectivity was notso sensitive to reaction temperature, therefore high space time yield (STY) of C2 oxygenates canbe obtained by increasing the reaction temperature. Among the catalysts investigated, the 1.5wt % rhodium catalyst exhibited the highest selectivity and relative higher rhodium efficiencyfor the synthesis of C2 oxygenates.