TITLE: Investigation of Sulfur-Tolerant Catalysts for Selective Synthesis of Hydrocarbon Liquids from Coal-Derived Gases. Quarterly Technical Progress Report, December 19, 1979-March 18, 1980.

AUTHOR: C. H. Bartholomew.

INST.  AUTHOR: Brigham Young Univ., Provo, UT.

SPONSOR: Department of Energy, Washington, DC.

LANGUAGE: English

PUB.  TYPE: Technical Report

PUB.  COUNTRY: United States

SOURCE: Department of Energy [DE],  10 Apr 80,  40p.

ABSTRACT:

A 15% Fe/SiO sub 2 catalyst was prepared. H sub 2 and CO chemisorption uptakes were measured for the catalysts prepared to date. Very small uptakes were noted for the silica supported iron catalysts. Reactor activity tests in synthesis gas were conducted for 3% Fe/SiO sub 2 , 15% Fe/SiO sub 2 and 10% Co-B/Al sub 2 O sub 3 catalysts. These preliminary tests aided the final development of a laboratory microreactor system.  Criteria for avoiding heat and mass transfer limitations on intrinsic rate measurements were examined and applied to the catalyst activity tests.  (ERA citation 05:025142)

CONTRACT  NUMBER: AC01-79ET14809