Initial steps of the Fischer-Tropsch sysnthesis on Fe(100) : the role of hydrogen

Includes bibliographical references. === In this thesis the role of hydrogen in the initial steps of the Fischer-Tropsch reaction on the model Fe(100) surface is explored. The Fischer-Tropsch reaction is an industrially applied catalytic process in which synthesis gas (H2 and CO produced from coal o...

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Main Author: Van Helden, Pieter
Other Authors: Van Steen, Eric
Format: Doctoral Thesis
Language:English
Published: University of Cape Town 2015
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/11427/14761