Abstract:
The effect of anthracene hydrogenation with CO water gas shift as a model for polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons under different conditions was investigated, and the synergistic effect between anthracene hydrogenation and WGSR (water gas shift reaction) was also analyzed. The results showed that Fe(NO
3)
3·9H
2O and iron naphthenate are catalytic active for anthracene hydrogenation with CO water gas shift, but Fe(NO
3)
3·9H
2O is the better one. The conversion of CO water gas shift and anthracene hydrogenation increase with the increasing of CO initial pressure, reaction temperature and the concentration of Fe in Fe (NO
3)
3·9H
2O. The conversion of anthracene hydrogenation is substantial when the concentration of Fe in Fe(NO
3)
3·9H
2O is 0.08 wt% and CO initial pressure is 2 MPa. Anthracene hydrogenation consumed H
2 generated from WGSR to promote WGSR, so there is a positive synergy between anthracene hydrogenation and WGSR.