TITLE: Technology development for iron Fischer-Tropsch catalysis.  Quarterly technical progress report for period ending March 31, 1991.

INST.  AUTHOR: Kentucky Univ. Research Foundation, Lexington.

SPONSOR: Department of Energy, Washington, DC.

LANGUAGE: English

PUB.  TYPE: Technical Report

PUB.  COUNTRY: United States

SOURCE: Department of Energy [DE],  1991,  25p.

NTIS ORDER NO.: DE92017645INW

ABSTRACT:

The present study shows that activation of a high surface area Fe(sub 2)O(sub 3) catalyst in CO in a (CSTR), continuously stirred tank reactor using tetralin as solvent results in an activated that is three times of material that is activated in H(sub 2) or directly in the syngas.

REPORT  NUMBER: DOE/PC/90056-T5

CONTRACT  NUMBER: AC22-91PC90056