PATENT

3558. ----- [STANDARD OIL CO.]  Synthesis of Hydrocarbons and Catalysts Therefor.  British Patent 632,961, 1949.  Fuel Abs., vol. 7, 1950, abs. 3160.

Fe-containing catalyst, suitable for use in promoting the synthesis of hydrocarbons from CO and H₂, is formed by incorporating a fluoborate into Fe oxide, Fe hydroxide or an Fe oxide ore in amounts such that the catalyst contains approximately 0.2-10 wt. %, based on the Fe present, of the fluoborate and reducing at least a part of the Fe oxide to the metallic stage before or after incorporation of the fluoborate.