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Development and Process Evaluation of Improved
Fischer-Tropsch Slurry Catalysts:
Quarterly Technical Progress Report - October 17, 1986 to January 31, 1987

Bukur, Dragomir B.
Howard Po Withers

Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.

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Table of Contents

I

Abstract

1

II

Objective and Scope of Work

2

III

Summary of Progress

4

IV

Detailed Description of Technical Progress

5

 

Task 1

Project Work Plan

5

Task 2

Slurry Catalyst Improvement

5

 

1

Literature Survey of Catalyst Compositions

5

 

1.1

Effect of Potassium Promoter

6

1.2

Effect of Copper Promoter

9

1.3

Combined Effects of Potassium and Copper Promoters

11

1.4

Summary

12

2

Catalyst Preparation System

14

3

Modifications and Testing of the Existing Reactor Systems

15

 

3.1

Slurry Reactor Apparatus

15

3.2

Fixed Bed Reactor Apparatus

16

4

Design and Construction of Reactor Systems

17

 

4.1

Design of Slurry Reactor Apparatus

17

4.2

Design of Fixed Bed Reactor Apparatus

20

5

Product Analysis System

21

 

5.1

Hardware Description

21

5.2

Response Factors and Retention Times

23

6

Data Acquisition and Reduction

25

Task 3

Process Evaluation Research

27

V

Future Work

28

VI

Literature References

29

Tables

31

Figures

41

Appendix I

I-1

Appendix II: Response Factor Comparison

II-1