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Catalyst and Reactor Development for a Liquid-Phase Fischer-Tropsch Process.
Quarterly Technical Progress Report, 1 October 1982 - 31 December 1982

Paul N. Dyer
Ronald Pierantozzi
Barry W. Brian
Jeffrey V. Bauer
Robin L. Parsons

Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.

In this pdf format, this document has 44 pages and is 1339kb

Table of Contents

1.0 Introduction 1
2.0 Objective 2
3.0 Summary and Conclusions 2
  3.1 Task 2 - Slurry Catalyst Development 2
  3.1.1 Sub-Task 2a - Background Studies 2
3.1.2 Sub-Task 2c - Catalyst Preparation and Slurry Reactor Tests 3
3.2 Task 3 - Slurry Reactor Design Studies 3
4.0 Acknowledgements 3
5.0 Results and Discussion 4
  5.1 Task 2 - Slurry Catalysts Development 4
  5.1.2 Sub-Task 2c - Catalyst Preparation and Slurry Reactor Tests 4
5.2

Task 3 - Slurry Reactor Design Studies

 4
  5.2.1 5" Cold Flow Simulator 4
5.2.2 12" Cold Flow Simulator 5
6.0 Experimental 10
  6.1 Task 2 Slurry Catalyst Development 10
  6.1.2 Sub-Task 2c - Catalyst Preparation and Slurry Reactor Tests 10
6.2 Task 3 - Slurry Reactor Design Studies 10
  6.2.1 12" Cold Flow Simulator 10
7.0 References 11
8.0 Figures 12
9.0 Tables 29
 

LIST OF FIGURES
  5" Cold Flow Simulator, Water/Silicon Oxide, Gas Holdup
1 0.5-5 μm particle size 13
2 45-53 μm particle size 14
3 90-115 μm particle size 15
 
  5" Cold Flow Simulator, Water/Silicon Oxide, Solid Concentration Profiles
4 45-53 μm particle size 16
5 45-53 μm particle size 17
6 90-115 μm particle size 18
 
  12" Cold Flow Simulator, Isoparaffin/Silicon Oxide, Gas Holdup
7 No Heat Transfer Internals 19
8 Plain Heat Transfer Internals 20
 
  12" Cold Flow Simulator, Isoparaffin/Silicon Oxide, Solid Concentration Profiles
9 0.5-5 μm, No Heat Transfer Internals  21
10 45-53 μm, No Heat Transfer Internals  22
11 90-115 μm, No Heat Transfer Internals  23
12 0.5-5 μm, Plain Heat Transfer Internals  24
13 45-53 μm, Plain Heat Transfer Internals  25
14 90-115 μm, Plain Heat Transfer Internals  26
 
  12" Cold Flow Simulator, Isoparaffin/Silicon Oxide, Heat Transfer Coefficients
15 Plain Heat Transfer Internals 27
16 19" Heater Tests 28
 
LIST OF TABLES
  5" Cold Flow Simulator, Water/Silicon Oxide, Gas Holdup
1 0.5-5 μm, particle size 30
2 45-53 μm, particle size 31
3 90-115 μm, particle size 32
 
  12" Cold Flow Simulator, Isoparaffin/Silicon Oxide, Gas Holdup and Solid Fraction
4 No Heat Transfer Internals 33
5 Plain Heat Transfer Internals 34
 
  12" Cold Flow Simulator, Isoparaffin/Silicon Oxide, Heat Transfer Coefficients
6 Plain Heat Transfer Internals 36