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Catalyst and Reactor Development for a Liquid-Phase Fischer-Tropsch Process.
Quarterly Technical Progress Report, l January 1981 - 31 March 1981

Brockington, James W.
Dyer, Paul N.
  Pierantozzi, Ronald
Brian, Barry W.
Bauer, Jeffrey V.

Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.

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Table of Contents

Abstract  
1.0 Introduction 2
2.0 Objective 2
3.0 Summary and Conclusions 3
  3.1 Task 1 - Project Work Plan 3
3.2 Task 2 - Slurry Catalyst Development 3
  3.2.1 Sub-Task 2a - Background Studies 3
3.2.2 Sub-Task 2b - Bench Scale Reactor Set-Up 3
3.2.3 Sub-Task 2c - Catalyst Preparation and Slurry Reactor Testing 4
3.2.4 Sub-Task 2d - Metal Clust Catalyst Preparation and Screening Tests 4
3.3 Task 3 - Slurry Reactor Design Studies 4
3.4 Task 4 - Pilot Plant Facility Design 5
4.0 Acknowledgement 5
5.0 Results and Discussion 5
  5.1 Task 1 - Project Work Plan 5
5.2 Task 2 - Slurry Catalyst Development 5
  5.2.1 Sub-Task 2a - Background Studies 5
5.2.2 Sub-Task 2b - Bench Scale Reactor Set-Up 5
5.2.3 Sub-Task 2c - Catalyst Preparation and Slurry Reactor Testing 6
5.2.4 Sub-Task 2d - Metal Cluster Catalyst Preparation and Screening Tests 8
5.3 Task 3 - Slurry Reactor Design Studies 8
  5.3.1 5" Cold Flow Simulator 8
6.0 Experimental 10
  6.1 Task 1 - Project Work Plan 10
6.2 Task 2 - Slurry Catalyst Development 10
  6.2.1 Sub-Task 2a - Background Studies 10
6.2.2 Sub-Task 2b - Bench Scale Reactor Set-Up 10
6.2.3 Sub-Task 2c - Catalyst Preparation and Slurry Reactor Testing 15
6.2.4 Sub-Task 2d - Metal Clust Catalyst Preparation and Screening Tests 16
6.3 Task 3 - Slurry Reactor Design Studies 16
  6.3.1 5" Cold Flow Simulator 16
7.0 References 20
8.0 Figures 21
9.0 Tables 38
   
LIST OF FIGURES  
Figure 1 - Hydrocarbon Weight Distribution - 5879-9-B - 23/27 21
Figure 2  - Hydrocarbon Molar Distribution – 5870-9-B – 23/27 23

Figure 3 –  Hydrocarbon Schulz-Flory Distribution – 5870-9-B –23/27

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Figure 37 – Gas Holdup – 5” Cold Flow Simulator 25
Figure 38 – Test Sample Aqueous Phase Analysis 26
Figure 39 – Test Sample Liquid Phase Hydrocarbon Analysis 27
Figure 40 – Data Organization on Disk 28
Figure 41 – Test Sample – Compiled Gas Product Distribution 29
Figure 42 – Test Sample (from Figure 39) – Compiled Liquid Phase Organic Analysis 30
Figure 43 – Test Sample (from Figure 38) – Compiled Oxygenate Distribution 31
Figure 44 – Test Sample (from Figures 41 and 42) – Hydrocarbon Wt% 32
Figure 45 – Test Sample (from Figures 41 and 42) – Hydrocarbon Distribution in Mol% 33
Figure 46 – Test Sample Schulz-Flory Distribution Plot 34
Figure 47 – Process Flow Diagram for 5” Slurry Column 35
Figure 48 – Eddy Control Basket 36
   
LIST OF TABLES  
Table 1 – Process and Conversion Data – 5870-9-B 37
Table 2 – Hydrocarbon Product Distribution – Run 5878-9-B 39
Table 3 – Oxygenates Product Distribution – Run 5870-9-B 40
Table 22 – Gas Holdup, 5” Cold Flow Simulator  41
Table 23 – Foam Tests Summary 42