I.C. 7366

Review of Fischer-Tropsch and Related Processes For Synthetic Liquid Fuel Production1

Columbic2, Norma 

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Contents

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Historical development

2

Industrial development

4

Process development in Germany

8

Discussion of mechanism of Fischer-Tropsch process

10

Production of synthesis gas

11

Conversion of coke or coal

12

Conversion of coke-oven and natural gas

14

Conversion to synthesis gas

15

Purification of synthesis gas

16

Manufacture of catalyst

16

Nickel catalysts

17

Cobalt catalysts

17

Iron catalysts

20

Ruthenium catalysts

21

Properties of the primary Fischer-Tropsch synthesis products

21

Further treatment of Fischer-Tropsch products

24

1  The Bureau of Mines will welcome reprinting this paper, provided the following acknowledgment is used: "Reprinted from Bureau of Mines Inf. Circ. 7366."

2  Technical assistant, Research and Development Division, Bureau of Mines, Central Experiment Station, Pittsburgh, Pa.