Ultrafine Metal Powders Used as Gas to Liquids Catalysts

Abstract The paper deals with the effect of synthesis parameters on the reactivity of Fischer– Tropsch iron-based catalyst resulting from electrical wire explosion in a carbon monoxide medium. The technology provides the synthesis of ultrafine particles with a large specific surface area and a given phase composition. A mixture resulting from the synthesis of liquid hydrocarbons contains hydrocarbons of a paraffinic and aromatic structure, and its further use requires additional refinement.