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Development and Process Evaluation of Improved FT Slurry Catalysts:
Quarterly Technical Progress Report - April 1, 1988 to June 30, 1988

Howard P. Withers
Dragomir B. Bukur
Michael P. Rosynek

Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.

In this pdf format, this document has 99 pages and is 3.77MB.

Table of Contents

I Abstract 1
II Objective and Scope of Work 3
III Summary of Progress 4
IV Detailed Description of Technical Progress 9
  Task 1 Project Work Plan 9
Task 2 Slurry Catalyst Improvement 9
  2.1 Wax Analysis Results 9

2.2

Fixed Bed Catalyst Studies 11
  2.2.1 Run FB-99-1348 (Ruhrchemie LP 33/81) 11
2.2.2 Run FA-76-0968 (100 Fe/5 Cu/4.2K/20 Al2O3) 13
2.2.3 Run FA-31-1118 (100 Fe/5 Cu/4.2K) 14
2.2.4 Discussion of Binder/Support Catalysts 15
2.3 Catalyst Preparation and Characterization 14
 

2.3.1

Catalyst Resyntheses 19

2.3.2

Metal Exposure and Phase Identity Determinations 20
2.3.3 Reduction Behavior of Ruhrchemie Catalyst 21
2.3.4 Spectroscopic Studies of Catalyst Reduction and Re-oxdation 22
Task 3

Process Evaluation Research

25
  3.1

Slurry Reactor Catalyst Study

25
  3.1.1 Run SA-99-0888 (Ruhrchemie LP 33/81) 25
3.2 Slurry Reactor Catalyst Study 25
  3.2.1 Run FA-63-1308 (100 Fe/5 Cu/4.2K/8 SiO2) 28
3.2.2 Run FA-15-1698/FA-15-1768 (100 Fe/1.0 Cu/0.2 Cu) 30
3.2.3 Run FB-99-1588 (Ruhrchemie LP 33-81) 31
V Literature References 34

Tables

35
Figures 55