BACKGROUND: FISCHER–TROPSCH SYNTHESIS (FTS) IS A PART OF GAS-TO-LIQUIDS (GTL) TECHNOLOGY, WHICH PRODUCES CLEAN FUELS FROM NATURAL GAS. THE CATALYSTS FOR THE CONVERSION OF SYNGAS GENERATED IN GTL PLANTS ARE USUALLY BASED ON METALLIC COBALT DISPERSED ON SUPPORT (I.E. ALUMINA, SILICA, …) AND PROMOTED WITH THE SMALL AMOUNTS OF NOBLE METALS [1, 2]...