Table 5.
Behaviour of Alcohols in the Presence of Fischer-Tropsch Catalysts at Atmospheric Pressure
| Catalyst | Alcohol | Reaction temperature °C | Carrier gas | Percent alcohol unchanged |
| Cobalt-thoria-magnesia-kieselguhr (100 : 6 : 3: 200) | n-propyl n-propyl n-propyl n-propyl n-propyl n-octyl n-octyl n-octyl |
150 150 150 170 180 183 183 183 |
Hydrogen Nitrogen Water-gas Hydrogen Water-gas Hydrogen Nitrogen Water-gas |
45 53 72 0 10 0 0 35 |
| Iron-copper-lime kieselguhr (100 : 5 : 10 : 30) |
n-propyl n-propyl |
220 260 |
Hydrogen Hydrogen |
40 20 |