TITLE: Technology development for iron Fischer-Tropsch catalysts. Technical progress report No. 3, March 27, 1991--June 30, 1991.

AUTHOR: R. R. Frame;   H. Abrevaya;   H. B. Gala.

INST.  AUTHOR: UOP, Inc., Des Plaines, IL.

SPONSOR: Department of Energy, Washington, DC.

LANGUAGE: English

PUB.  TYPE: Technical Report

PUB.  COUNTRY: United States

SOURCE: Department of Energy [DE],  1991,  30p.

NTIS ORDER NO.: DE92008706INW

ABSTRACT:

The objectives of this contract are to develop a technology for the production of active and stable iron Fischer-Tropsch catalysts for use in slurry-phase synthesis reactors and to develop a scale up procedure for large-scale synthesis of such catalysts for process development and long-term testing in slurry bubble-column reactors. The catalyst performance target in the slurry bubble-column reactor is 88% CO + H(sub  2) conversion at a minimum space velocity of 2.4 NL/hr/gFe. Typical feed used to attain this level of conversion is preferred to have H(sub 2) and CO in the molar ratio of 0.5 to 1.0. The desired sum of methane and ethane selectivities is no more than 4%, and the conversion loss per week is not to exceed 1%.

REPORT  NUMBER: DOE/PC/90055-T2

CONTRACT  NUMBER: AC22-90PC90055