3848. ----- [VOORHIES, A.] (Standard Catalytic Co.). Simultaneous Hydrogenation and Fischer Synthesis. United States Patent 2,365,029, Dec. 12, 1944. Chem. Abs., vol. 39, 1945, p. 4443.

In an outlined system natural gas and steam are supplied to a reformer to produce CO and H₂. The reaction products are passed through a scrubber to remove impurities, and the purified stream is combined with a feed oil admitted through another part of the system. The feed oil is of the kerosene or gas oil boiling range. The mixture passes through a heat exchanger and enters a reactor where the high-boiling feed is destructively hydrogenated and simultaneously the CO is hydrogenated, the product of both reactions being a fraction boiling in the gasoline range. The reaction product is fractionated, the gaseous and heavy fraction being recycled. The reaction in the reformer is carried out at 1,400°-1,500° F. with a Ni on Kaolin catalyst. The reactor operates at 500°-800° F. and suitable pressures using an Fe group (Ni, Co, Fe) catalyst supported on active cracking catalyst. A desirable catalyst is Ni supported on H₂SO₄ and HF treated bentonite.