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Future Availability of Catalyst Metals for Synfuel Processes Final Report - 1982

Mori, Shuji
McElroy, A. D.

Midwest Research Institute

Table of Contents

Section 1
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I

 Summary 1

II

 Introduction 3

III

 Potential Catalyst Demand for a Synfuels Industry 5
 

A

 Catalyst Deactivation and Service Life 5

B

 Consumption of Designated Catalysts and Metals 5
Section 2
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IV

Current Commercial Catalyst Market

 19
 

A

 Industrial Heterogeneous Catalysts and Metals 19

B

 Precious Metal Catalysts and Their Consumption 20

V

Alternative Catalysts

 21
 

A

 Direct Coal Liquefaction Catalysts 21

B

 Alternate Indirect Liquefaction Catalysts 28

C

 Methanation Catalysts 28

D

 Tar Sands and Heavy Oils 29

VI

 Conclusions and Recommendations 30
References Cited 410kb 31
Appendices
339kb		 Appendix A - Numbered Figures Referred to in Text A-1
Appendix B - Procedure for Estimating Catalyst Metals Consumption for 50,000-BPD Plant B-1
Appendix C - Incremental Catalytic Metal Demand for Synfuel Processes for the Production of 6 Million BPP for Oil Products or 10 Billion SCFD SNG C-1