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Section 1
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1.0 |
Introduction |
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2.0 |
Fischer-Tropsch Reaction |
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2.1 |
Feedstocks and Stoichiometry |
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2.2 |
Product Distribution |
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3.0 |
Reactor Types |
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3.1 |
Fixed Bed Reactors |
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3.2 |
Bubble Column Slurry Reactors |
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3.3 |
Fluidized Bed Systems |
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3.4 |
Others |
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3.5 |
Comparison of Reactors |
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4.0 |
South African Experience in Fixed and
Fluidized Bed Technologies |
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Section 2
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5.0 |
Rheinpreussen - Koppers Slurry Bed
Demonstration Plant |
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6.0 |
Hydrodynamics of Fischer-Tropsch Bubble Column
Reactors |
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6.1 |
General |
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6.2 |
Flow Regimes |
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6.3 |
Gas Holdup and Bubble Size Distribution |
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6.4 |
Mass and Heat Transfer |
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6.5 |
Effect of Liquid Velocity |
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6.6 |
Foaming |
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7.0 |
Fischer-Tropsch Catalysts |
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7.1 |
Types of Catalysts |
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7.2 |
Catalyst Activity and Selectivity |
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7.2.1 |
Anderson-Schulz-Flory Distribution |
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7.2.2 |
Comparison of catalyst Activities and Selectivities |
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7.3 |
Catalyst Activation and Pretreatment |
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7.4 |
Catalyst Deactivation Due to Poisons |
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7.5 |
New or Modified Catalysts |
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Section 3
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Mass Transfer and Kinetics for Fischer-Tropsch
Reaction Systems |
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9.0 |
Catalyst Wax Separation |
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10.0 |
Future Direction |
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11.0 |
Scale-up of Bubble Column Fischer-Tropsch
Reactors |
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12.0 |
Recommendations |
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13.0 |
Literature Cited |
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Appendix A: |
Discussion with Prof. Dragomir Bukur |
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Appendix B: |
LaPorte Methanol Plant Visit: Summary of
Discussion and Observation |
