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Chemistry and Catalysis of Coal Liquefaction: Catalytic and Thermal Upgrading of Coal Liquid and Hydrogenation of CO to Produce Fuels.
Volume 8. Final Report - 1985

Wendell H. Wiser
Francis V. Hanson
Alex G. Oblad

University of Utah, Salt Lake City

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Table of Contents

Introduction 1
Experimental 4
  Preparation of Iron-Manganese Catalysts 4
Apparatus and Procedures 6
  Fixed-Bed Reactor System 6
X-Ray Diffraction Crystallography 16
Thermogravimetric Analysis System 18
Selective Chemisorption 21
Results 34
  Compositions of Iron-Manganese Catalysts 34
X-Ray Diffraction Analysis of Iron-Manganese Catalysts 35
Manganese Catalysts 35
Catalyst Stability Tests 36
Catalysts Reduction Tests 62
The Effect of Catalyst Bed Dilution on Activity and Selectivity 75
Effects of Catalyst Pretreatment 89
Effects of Manganese on Activity and Selectivity 101
Effects of Manganese on Selective Chemisorption 110
Discussion 135
  Coprecipitation for Iron-Manganese Catalysts 135
Catalyst Stability Tests for the Iron-Manganese Catalysts 136
Manganese Catalysts 136
Catalyst Reduction Study 142
Influence of Catalyst Bed Dilution 145
Influence of Catalyst Pretreatment 148
Influence of Manganese 152
Conclusions 161
References 164