Section
1
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Introduction and Background |
1-1 |
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Process Description |
1-1 |
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Process Applications |
1-3 |
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Accomplishments |
1-4 |
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2 |
Summary |
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Demonstration of Concept Feasibility |
2-1 |
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Three-Phase Bench Scale Unit |
2-2 |
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Catalyst Development |
2-3 |
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Process Variable Studies |
2-4 |
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Scale-up In a Larger Process Development Unit |
2-6 |
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Long Term Continuous Runs |
2-7 |
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Engineering Studies |
2-8 |
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3 |
Demonstration of the Basic Concept |
3-1 |
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Process Thermodynamics |
3-1 |
Section
2
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Fixed Bed Reaction Tests |
3-15 |
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Gas Feed Only and Gas-Liquid Co-Feed |
3-15 |
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Recirculating Liquid |
3-25 |
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4 |
Bench Scale Unit Development Program |
4-1 |
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Description of the Bench Scale Unit |
4-1 |
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Initial Operations |
4-3 |
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Process Variable Scans - Crushed Commercial Catalysts |
4-7 |
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Effect of Feed Gas Composition |
4-9 |
Section
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Effect of Temperature |
4-13 |
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Effect of Pressure |
4-28 |
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Effect of Particle Size |
4-28 |
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Effect of Process Liquid and Catalyst Composition |
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Section
4
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Catalyst Development |
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Catalyst Forming Tests |
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Development of a Mini-Tablet |
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Development of an Extrudate |
4-52 |
Section
5
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Modified Tablet Composition |
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Tests at Lehigh University |
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Contaminant Metals Analysis |
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5 |
Testing of Process Variations |
5-1 |
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Slurry Phase Operation |
5-1 |
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Combined Water-Gas Shift/Methanol Synthesis Reactions |
5-3 |
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CO2 Reactivity |
5-3 |
Section
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Maximization of CO Conversion to Liquids |
5-14 |
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Chemical Means |
5-14 |
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Catalyst Modifications to Produce Dimethyl Ether |
5-14 |
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Catalyst Modifications to Produce Higher Alcohols |
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Physical Means |
5-22 |
Section
7
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Long-Term Activity Tests |
6-1 |
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Lurgi Gas |
6-1 |
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Bench Scale Unit Tests |
6-1 |
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Discontinuous Tests |
6-1 |
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Continuous Tests |
6-4 |
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Process Development Unit Tests |
6-7 |
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Description of the Process Development Unit |
6-7 |
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Discontinuous Tests |
6-8 |
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Continuous Tests |
6-9 |
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Koppers-Totzek Gas |
6-15 |
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Continuous Bench Scale Unit and Process Development Unit
Tests |
6-15 |
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Synopsis of BSU Run |
6-15 |
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Synopsis of PDU Run |
6-15 |
Section
8
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Poisoning Studies |
7-1 |
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Reactor A - Control Run |
7-4 |
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Reactor B - Ethylene |
7-4 |
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Reactor B - NO2 |
7-4 |
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Reactor B - Sulfur (As H2S) |
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Reactor A - Chlorine (As CH3Cl) |
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Section
9
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Supporting Studies |
8-1 |
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Reaction Modelling |
8-1 |
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Kinetic Model |
8-1 |
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Empirical Model |
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K-T Type Feed Gas |
8-15 |
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Methanol Product Analysis |
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Lurgi Feed Gas |
8-16 |
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Koppers-Totzek |
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Liquid Phase Activity Coefficients |
8-23 |
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Solubility of Mineral Oil in Methanol-Water |
8-25 |
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Gas Solubility in Mineral Oil |
8-27 |
