Low temperature studies of hydrocarbon synthesis

DOI 10.12910/EAI2014-64

Alfonso Pozio, Massimo De Francesco, Stefano Galli

CO₂ hydrogenation in the presence of Ni- and Fe-based catalysts was evaluated as a potential reaction for abiotic production of hydrocarbon in geologic time. The methane production was experimentally studied in an atmosphere of H₂ and CO₂ (5:1) at 1 bar and 50 °C with NiO, Fe₂O₃ and Fe₂O₃xFeO (magnetite) powders as catalysts. The measurements showed evident traces of methane/ethane on NiO and ethylene on iron oxide and magnetite

Alfonso Pozio, Massimo De Francesco, Stefano Galli - ENEA, Technical Unit for Renewable Energy Sources