TITLE: Low severity upgrading of F-T waxes with solid superacids.  Quarterly report.

AUTHOR: J. W. Tierney;   I. Wender.

INST.  AUTHOR: Pittsburgh Univ., PA. Dept. of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering.

SPONSOR: Department of Energy, Washington, DC.

LANGUAGE: English

PUB.  TYPE: Technical Report

PUB.  COUNTRY: United States

SOURCE: Department of Energy [DE],  1992,  9p.

NTIS ORDER NO.: DE93008122INW

ABSTRACT:

To avoid methane production in F-T synthesis on Fe catalysts, efforts are being made on conversion of synthesis gas to high molecular weight hydrocarbons, such as waxes. Strong acidity of sulfated zirconium oxides, ZrO(sub 2)/SO(sub 4), is being used to pretreat long-chain paraffins with carbon numbers greater than n-C(sub 32). Progress during this period is reported on reactivity of Pt/ZrO(sub 2)/SO(sub 4) for hydrocracking n-C(sub 32) and on effects of hydride donor solvent on hydrocracking of n-C(sub 32). 5 figs.

REPORT  NUMBER: DOE/PC/91304-T3

CONTRACT  NUMBER: FG22-91PC91304