TITLE: Rate and Selectivity Enhancement in Fischer Tropsch Synthesis.  Quarterly Research Report.

AUTHOR: E. Gulari.

INST.  AUTHOR: Michigan Univ., Ann Arbor. Dept. of Chemical Engineering.

SPONSOR: Department of Energy, Washington, DC.

LANGUAGE: English

PUB.  TYPE: Technical Report

PUB.  COUNTRY: United States

SOURCE: Department of Energy [DE],  20 Mar 86,  6p.

NTIS ORDER NO.: DE86008690/INW

ABSTRACT:

Our research during this quarter continued to be concentrated on investigating the fundamental surface processes occurring on the alumina supported ruthenium catalysts. We were successful in measuring the product selectivities of the surface species under transient conditions. Perhaps the most important finding during this quarter was that on ruthenium the chain propagation step in Fischer-Tropsch synthesis is much faster than the initiation and termination steps. Also an important finding was that most of the surface carbon does not participate as active intermediates in the presence of chemisorbed CO. 3 figs. (ERA citation 11:027076)

REPORT  NUMBER: DOE/PC/70785-T5

CONTRACT  NUMBER: FG22-84PC70785