Modification of the Fe/MgAl₂O₄ Catalyst of CO Hydrogenation with Indium

The Fe/MgAl₂O₄ catalysts modified with In were prepared by joint impregnation of aluminum–magnesium spinel with solutions of metal nitrate salts. Data on the adsorptive and reductive properties of the catalysts obtained by the in situ magnetic method, XPS, thermolysis, and IR spectroscopy of adsorbed CO are compared. It was established that the presence of indium in the catalyst inhibits the reduction of iron oxides to magnetite, as well as the stage of water removal from the catalysts and the decomposition of metal nitrates. It was shown by IR spectroscopy that the main adsorption sites are the structures that include Fe²⁺ cations.