TITLE: Consideration of Applications of Olefin Metathesis in Synthetic Fuel Production.

AUTHOR: J. Heveling.

INST.  AUTHOR: Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, Pretoria (South Africa). Chemical Engineering Research Group.

LANGUAGE: English

PUB.  TYPE: Technical Report

PUB.  COUNTRY: South Africa

SOURCE: Foreign source - South Africa [TFCSTI], Jul 84,16p.ISBN:0-7988-3168-5

NTIS ORDER NO.: PB85-103869/INW

ABSTRACT:

One of the characteristics of Fischer-Tropsch synthesis and many oligomerization processes, is insufficient selectivity. Efforts have to be made to bring the products obtained in line with the market requirements.  The olefin metathesis reaction has the potential to convert less desirable olefins to more useful ones and provides new ways of producing petrochemicals. Based on existing and suggested process technologies, applications of this reaction for the production of synthetic liquid fuels are discussed.

REPORT  NUMBER: CSIR-CENG-522