TITLE: Catalyst and Reactor Development for a Liquid-Phase Fischer-Tropsch Process. Quarterly Technical Progress Report, 1 January 1981-31 March 1981.

AUTHOR: J. W. Brockington;   P. N. Dyer;   R. Pierantozzi;  B. W. Brian; J. V. Bauer.

INST.  AUTHOR: Air Products and Chemicals, Inc., Allentown, PA.

SPONSOR: Department of Energy, Washington, DC.

LANGUAGE: English

PUB.  TYPE: Technical Report

PUB.  COUNTRY: United States

SOURCE: Department of Energy [DE],  Apr 81,  47p.

ABSTRACT:

Air Products and Chemicals, Inc., under contract to DOE, has begun a three year program in Catalyst and Reactor Development for a Liquid Phase Fischer-Tropsch Process. This program contains four major tasks: (1) Project Work Plan; (2) Slurry Catalyst Development; (3) Slurry Reactor Design Studies; and (4) Pilot Plant Facility Design. During the first quarter, Task 1 was completed. During this, the second quarter, work in Tasks 2 and 3 was actively underway. In Task 2, the computerized literature search of Fischer-Tropsch literature was continued, refinements in analytical procedures were implemented, the first 300 mL slurry reactor was completed, and catalyst screening tests were begun in the 15 mL gas-phase tubular reactor. Two of ten modified conventional slurry catalysts were prepared. Two batches of one of these catalysts, representing different pretreatment procedures, and a baseline Fischer-Tropsch catalyst were tested in the gas phase reactor. Eight metal cluster catalysts were screened in a gas phase reactor. In Task 3, construction of the 5'' cold flow reactor simulator was completed and initial experiments begun. The persistant foaming problem associated with the use of kerosene as a cold flow liquid was overcome by using a C sub 9-C sub 11 isoparaffin mixture instead of kerosene.(ERA citation 06:032831)

REPORT  NUMBER: DOE/PC/30021-T4

CONTRACT  NUMBER: AC22-80PC30021